SINCE 1828
Malpighian corpuscle
noun
Mal·pi·ghi·an corpuscle
| \mal-ˈpi-gē-ən-,
-ˈpē-\
-ˈpē-\
Definition of Malpighian corpuscle
: the part of a nephron that consists of a glomerulus and Bowman's capsule
— called also
Malpighian body
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