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The following 5 entries include the term Malpighian.
Malpighian corpuscle
noun: the part of a nephron that consists of a glomerulus and Bowman's capsule
Malpighian layer
noun: the deeper part of the epidermis consisting of cells whose protoplasm has not yet changed into horny material
Malpighian tubule
noun: any of a group of long blind vessels opening into the posterior part of the digestive tract in most insects and some other arthropods and functioning primarily as excretory organs
Malpighian cell
nounMalpighian tuft
noun
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