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glomerulogenesis

glomerulogenesis noun: the formation of glomeruli.

Noun

glomerulogenesis (uncountable)

  1. The formation of glomeruli
    • Expression of MAP1B during glomerulogenesis in newborn rat kidney.2015 October 9, “Microtubule Associated Protein 1b (MAP1B) Is a Marker of the Microtubular Cytoskeleton in Podocytes but Is Not Essential for the Function of the Kidney Filtration Barrier in Mice”...

Origin of glomerulogenesis

From glomerulo- + -genesis.

Questions about glomerulogenesis

What does glomerulogenesis mean?
Glomerulogenesis means the formation of glomeruli.
What part of speech is glomerulogenesis?
Glomerulogenesis is a noun.

Words near glomerulogenesis in the dictionary

  1. glomerulitis
  2. glomerulo-
  3. glomerulocapillary
  4. glomerulocystic
  5. glomeruloendotheliosis
  6. glomerulogenesis
  7. glomeruloid
  8. glomerulomegaly
  9. glomerulonephrites
  10. glomerulonephritic
  11. glomerulonephritides

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