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glomerulus

/gloh-mer-yuh-luhs, gluh-/US // gloʊˈmɛr yə ləs, glə- //UK // (ɡlɒˈmɛrʊləs) //

肾小球,肾小管,肾结石,小球

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural glo·mer·u·li [gloh-mer-yuh-lahy, gluh-]. /gloʊˈmɛr yəˌlaɪ, glə-/. Anatomy.

    • : a compact cluster of capillaries.
    • : Also called Malpighian tuft. a tuft of convoluted capillaries in the nephron of a kidney, functioning to remove certain substances from the blood before it flows into the convoluted tubule.

Examples

  • The problem is that all glomeruli aren’t created equal in the chain of neural data command.

  • First, tinkering with earlier receptors in glomeruli tends to more intensely disrupt odor perception.

  • This point is, however, difficult to make sure of owing to the facility with which the glomerulus breaks away.

  • We have reason to think that the corpuscles and vascular channels in the glomerulus are developed in situ.

  • Summary of the development of the head-kidney and glomerulus.

  • As we hope to shew, this chamber soon becomes largely filled by a vascular glomerulus.

  • The pronephric cavity with its glomerulus is identical in structure with a malpighian body.