glomerulus
noun
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Definition of glomerulus
: a small convoluted or intertwined mass especially : a tuft of capillaries at the point of origin of each vertebrate nephron that passes a protein-free filtrate to the surrounding Bowman's capsule
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glomerulus
noun
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Medical Definition of glomerulus
: a small convoluted or intertwined mass (as of organisms, nerve fibers, or capillaries): as
a : a tuft of capillaries that is covered by epithelium, is situated at the point of origin of each vertebrate nephron, and normally passes a protein-free filtrate from the blood to the surrounding Bowman's capsule — see renal corpuscle
b : the convoluted secretory part of a sweat gland
c
: a dense entanglement of nerve fibers situated in the olfactory bulb and containing the primary synapses of the olfactory pathway
— called also
olfactory glomerulus
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