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CAPSULA GLOMERULI
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Dictionary entry overview: What does capsula glomeruli mean?
• CAPSULA GLOMERULI (noun)
The noun CAPSULA GLOMERULI has 1 sense:
1. thin double membrane surrounding the glomerulus of a nephron
Familiarity information: CAPSULA GLOMERULI used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Thin double membrane surrounding the glomerulus of a nephron
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
Bowman's capsule; capsula glomeruli; glomerular capsule
Hypernyms ("capsula glomeruli" is a kind of...):
membrane; tissue layer (a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects the organs or cells of animals or plants)
Holonyms ("capsula glomeruli" is a part of...):
malpighian body; malpighian corpuscle; renal corpuscle (the capsule that contains Bowman's capsule and a glomerulus at the expanded end of a nephron)
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