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Noun: glomerulus (glomeruli)  glow'me-ryű-lus
  1. A small intertwined group of capillaries in the malpighian body; it filters the blood during urine formation

Derived forms: glomeruli

See also: glomerular

Type of: capillary, capillary vessel

Part of: malpighian body, malpighian corpuscle, renal corpuscle

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