GLOMERULAR CAPSULE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does glomerular capsule mean? 

• GLOMERULAR CAPSULE (noun)
  The noun GLOMERULAR CAPSULE has 1 sense:

1. thin double membrane surrounding the glomerulus of a nephron

  Familiarity information: GLOMERULAR CAPSULE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GLOMERULAR CAPSULE (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 ("glomerular capsule" 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 ("glomerular capsule" 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)