glomerulus

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

1. A small intertwined group of capillaries within nephrons of the kidney that filter the blood to make urine
2. 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.
3. Any of several other similar intertwined masses of things

Έννοιες

τριχοειδή αγγεία νεφρών

Συνώνυμα

glomerule

globule

pellet

spherulite

renal corpuscle

glomeruli

malpighian body

malpighian corpuscle

bulb

💡

glomerulus of kidney

Μεταφράσεις

glomérulo

Glomerulus

Glomerulum

glomérule

glomerulo

glomérulo

glomérulo renal

glomèrul

Nierenkörperchen

glomèrul renal

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

/ɡləˈmɛɹ.jəl.əs/

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

From the diminutive of the Latin glomus (gen. glomeris) meaning "ball of yarn" or "ball-shaped mass".