Bow|man's capsule

Bow|man's capsule
Bow|man's capsule «BOH muhnz»,
a double-walled, cup-shaped structure around the glomerulus of each nephron of the kidney. It serves as a filter to remove organic wastes, excess inorganic salts, and water.
[< William Bowman, 1816-1892, an English anatomist]

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