glomerulus
A small intertwined group of capillaries within nephrons of the kidney that filter the…A small intertwined group of capillaries within nephrons of the kidney that filter the blood to make urine
Meaning
3 sensesA small intertwined group of capillaries within nephrons of the kidney that filter the blood to make urine
Nierenkörperchen
a small intertwined group of capillaries in the malpighian body; it filters the blood during urine formation
A structure in the olfactory bulb central to olfactory sensory transduction, composed of receptor neuron axons and mitral neuron dendrites and organized by odor type.
Any of several other similar intertwined masses of things
Translations
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Origin
From the diminutive of the Latin glomus (gen. glomeris) meaning "ball of yarn" or "ball-shFrom the diminutive of the Latin glomus (gen. glomeris) meaning "ball of yarn" or "ball-shaped mass".
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Forms
plural: glomeruli| Singular | glomerulus |
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Word family
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1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular