HyperDic: bowman[s_capsule

English > 1 sense of the expression Bowman's capsule:
NOUNbodyBowman's capsule, glomerular capsule, capsula glomerulithin double membrane surrounding the glomerulus of a nephron
English > Bowman's capsule: 1 sense > noun 1, body
MeaningThin double membrane surrounding the glomerulus of a nephron.
Synonymsglomerular capsule, capsula glomeruli
Part ofmalpighian body, malpighian corpuscle, renal corpuscleThe capsule that contains Bowman's capsule and a glomerulus at the expanded end of a nephron
Broadermembrane, tissue layerA pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects the organs or cells of animals or plants

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