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glomerulus
n. cluster of small blood vessels (Anatomy)

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Glomerulus
In the kidney, a tubular structure called the nephron filters blood to form urine. At the beginning of the nephron, the glomerulus is a network (tuft) of capillaries that performs the first step of filtering blood.

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glomerulus
Noun
1. a small intertwined group of capillaries in the malpighian body; glomeruli filter blood during urine formation
(hypernym) capillary, capillary vessel
(part-holonym) malpighian body, malpighian corpuscle, renal corpuscle


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Glomerulus
(n.)
The bunch of looped capillary blood vessels in a Malpighian capsule of the kidney.
  

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glomerulus (glo-MEHR-yoo-lus)
a tiny set of looping blood vessels in the kidney where the blood is filtered and waste products are removed.
  

Source: The National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse (NDIC), NIH Publication No. 07–3016, October 2006 (About)
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