glomerulus

noun

glo·mer·u·lus | \ glə-ˈmer-(y)ə-ləs

, glō-\

plural glomeruli\ glə-ˈmer-(y)ə-ˌlī

, -ˌlē , glō- \

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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glomerulus

noun

glo·mer·u·lus | \ glə-ˈmer-(y)ə-ləs, glō-

plural glomeruli\ -ˌlī

, -ˌlē

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