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glomerulus

US/ɡləˈmɛɹ.jəl.əs/

glomerulus noun: a small intertwined group of capillaries within nephrons of the kidney that filter the blood to make urine.

Noun

glomerulus (plural glomeruli)

  1. A small intertwined group of capillaries within nephrons of the kidney that filter the blood to make urine
  2. A structure in the olfactory bulb central to olfactory sensory transduction, composed of receptor neuron axons and mitral neuron dendrites and organized by odor type.
  3. Any of several other similar intertwined masses of things

glomerulus meaning in Tamil, Indonesian and Persian

glomerulus in Tamil

இரத்த நாள முடிச்சு, குளோமருலம், சிறுநீரக வடைமுடிச்சழற்சி, மயிர்த்துளைப்பந்து, கலன்கோளம், பந்துருவத் தமனி வலைப்பின்னல்

glomerulus in Indonesian

small intertwined group of capillaries
glomerulus

glomerulus in Persian

small intertwined group of capillaries
کلافک kalâfak

Forms of glomerulus

pluralglomeruli

Plural of glomerulus: glomeruli

Origin of glomerulus

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

Words formed from glomerulus

Questions about glomerulus

What does glomerulus mean?
Glomerulus means a small intertwined group of capillaries within nephrons of the kidney that filter the blood to make urine.
What is glomerulus in Tamil?
Glomerulus in Tamil is இரத்த நாள முடிச்சு, குளோமருலம், சிறுநீரக வடைமுடிச்சழற்சி. See Glomerulus meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is glomerulus?
Glomerulus is a noun.
How do you pronounce glomerulus?
Glomerulus is pronounced /ɡləˈmɛɹ.jəl.əs/ (US).
What is the plural of glomerulus?
The plural of glomerulus is glomeruli.

Words near glomerulus in the dictionary

  1. glomerulosclerotic
  2. glomerulose
  3. glomerulotubular
  4. glomerulous
  5. glomerulum
  6. glomerulus
  7. glomeruronephritis
  8. glomery
  9. glomes
  10. glomic
  11. gloming

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