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microglomerulus

microglomerulus noun: a synaptic complex in the mushroom body of the brain of some insects.

Noun

microglomerulus (plural microglomeruli)

  1. A synaptic complex in the mushroom body of the brain of some insects

Forms of microglomerulus

pluralmicroglomeruli

Origin of microglomerulus

From micro- + glomerulus.

Questions about microglomerulus

What does microglomerulus mean?
Microglomerulus means a synaptic complex in the mushroom body of the brain of some insects.
What part of speech is microglomerulus?
Microglomerulus is a noun.
What is the plural of microglomerulus?
The plural of microglomerulus is microglomeruli.

Words near microglomerulus in the dictionary

  1. microglobulin
  2. microglobulins
  3. microglobulinuria
  4. microglomerular
  5. microglomeruli
  6. microglomerulus
  7. microglossia
  8. microglycoprotein
  9. microglycoproteins
  10. micrognathia
  11. micrognathic

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