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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The first known use of glomerulus was in 1856
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