glomerulus
Meanings
Plural: glomeruli
Noun
- a small intertwined group of capillaries in the malpighian body; it filters the blood during urine formation
- A small intertwined group of capillaries within nephrons of the kidney that filter the blood to make urine
- 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.
- Any of several other similar intertwined masses of things
Origin / Etymology
From the diminutive of the Latin glomus (gen. glomeris) meaning "ball of yarn" or "ball-shaped mass".
Scrabble Score: 13
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Words With Friends Score: 19
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