glomerulus
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English
Etymology
From the diminutive of the Latin glomus (gen. glomeris) meaning "ball of yarn" or "ball-shaped mass".
Pronunciation
Noun
glomerulus (plural glomeruli)
- (anatomy) A small intertwined group of capillaries within nephrons of the kidney that filter the blood to make urine
- (anatomy) 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
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Translations
small intertwined group of capillaries
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