glo|mer|u|lus

glo|mer|u|lus
glo|mer|u|lus «gluh MEHR u luhs, -yu-», noun, plural -li «-ly».
Anatomy. a tuft of capillaries in the tubules of the kidney, contained within a Bowman's capsule and serving to filter out waste products from the blood.
[< New Latin glomerulus (diminutive) < Latin glomus, -eris ball]

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  • lus — abac·u·lus; aceph·a·lus; acer·vu·lus; ac·i·doph·i·lus; ac·ti·no·ba·cil·lus; ac·u·le·o·lus; aero·ba·cil·lus; aes·cu·lus; ag·ri·lus; al·a·lus; al·lo·phy·lus; al·ti·ca·me·lus; al·ve·o·lus; am·e·lus; amor·pho·phal·lus; am·phib·a·lus; amyg·da·lus;… …   English syllables

  • glomerulus — glo·mer·u·lus …   English syllables

  • glomerulus — glo•mer•u•lus [[t]gloʊˈmɛr yə ləs, glə [/t]] n. pl. li [[t] ˌlaɪ[/t]] anat. any compact cluster of nerves or capillaries, esp. a cluster of capillaries in the nephron of the kidney that acts as a filter of the blood • Etymology: 1855–60; < NL …   From formal English to slang

  • Glomerulus — A tiny ball shaped structure in the kidney composed of capillary blood vessels actively involved in the filtration of the blood to form urine. The glomerulus is one of the key structures that make up the nephron, the functional unit of the kidney …   Medical dictionary

  • Glomeruli — Glomerulus Glo*mer u*lus, n.; pl. {Glomeruli}. [NL., dim. of L. glomus. See 3d {Glome}.] (Anat.) The bunch of looped capillary blood vessels in a Malpighian capsule of the kidney. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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