HyperDic: renal_corpuscle

English > 1 sense of the expression renal corpuscle:
NOUNbodyrenal corpuscle, malpighian body, malpighian corpusclethe capsule that contains Bowman's capsule and a glomerulus at the expanded end of a nephron
English > renal corpuscle: 1 sense > noun 1, body
MeaningThe capsule that contains Bowman's capsule and a glomerulus at the expanded end of a nephron.
Synonymsmalpighian body, malpighian corpuscle
Part ofnephron, uriniferous tubuleAny of the small tubules that are the excretory units of the vertebrate kidney
PartsBowman's capsule, glomerular capsule, capsula glomeruliThin double membrane surrounding the glomerulus of a nephron
glomerulusA small intertwined group of capillaries in the malpighian body
BroadercapsuleA structure that encloses a body part
Spanishcorpúsculo de Malpigio, corpúsculo renal
Catalancorpuscle renal

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