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CAPSULA GLOMERULI

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does capsula glomeruli mean? 

CAPSULA GLOMERULI (noun)
  The noun CAPSULA GLOMERULI has 1 sense:

1. thin double membrane surrounding the glomerulus of a nephronplay

  Familiarity information: CAPSULA GLOMERULI used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CAPSULA GLOMERULI (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Thin double membrane surrounding the glomerulus of a nephron

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

Bowman's capsule; capsula glomeruli; glomerular capsule

Hypernyms ("capsula glomeruli" is a kind of...):

membrane; tissue layer (a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects the organs or cells of animals or plants)

Holonyms ("capsula glomeruli" is a part of...):

malpighian body; malpighian corpuscle; renal corpuscle (the capsule that contains Bowman's capsule and a glomerulus at the expanded end of a nephron)


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