glomerulus.
A small intertwined group of capillaries within nephrons of the kidney that filter the blood to make urine
Meaning & usage
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
Where this word comes from
From the diminutive of the Latin glomus (gen. glomeris) meaning "ball of yarn" or "ball-shaped mass".
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