renal corpuscle
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1. the capsule that contains Bowman's capsule and a glomerulus at the expanded end of a nephron (noun.body)
hypernym | : | capsule, |
definition | : | a structure that encloses a body part (noun.body) |
part holonym | : | glomerulus, |
definition | : | a small intertwined group of capillaries in the malpighian body; it filters the blood during urine formation (noun.body) |
part meronym | : | nephron, uriniferous tubule, |
definition | : | any of the small tubules that are the excretory units of the vertebrate kidney (noun.body) |
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