glomerulus
A small intertwined group of capillaries within nephrons of the kidney that filter the blood to make urine
Noun
- A small intertwined group of capillaries within nephrons of the kidney that filter the blood to make urine
- A structure in the olfactory bulb central to olfactory sensory transduction, composed of receptor neuron axons and mitral neuron dendrites and organized by odor type.
- Any of several other similar intertwined masses of things
Origin
From the diminutive of the Latin glomus (gen. glomeris) meaning "ball of yarn" or "ball-shaped mass".
Forms
Related
glomerule glomerulate glomerulation glomerulo- glomerul- conglomerate
Derived
glomerulitis glomeruloid macroglomerulus microglomerulus protoglomerulus