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glomerulus

glo·me·ru·lus

US/ɡləˈmɛɹ.jəl.əs/ uncommon

noun

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a small intertwined group of capillaries in the malpighian body; glomeruli filter blood during urine formation

Origin

From the diminutive of the Latin glomus (gen. glomeris) meaning "ball of yarn" or "ball-shaped mass".

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