glomerulus
noun
glo·mer·u·lus
| \ glə-ˈmer-(y)ə-ləs
, glō-\
, glō-\
plural glomeruli\ glə-ˈmer-(y)ə-ˌlī
, -ˌlē , glō- \
, -ˌlē , glō- \
Definition of glomerulus
: a small convoluted or intertwined mass
especially
: a tuft of capillaries at the point of origin of each vertebrate nephron that passes a protein-free filtrate to the surrounding Bowman's capsule
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glomerulus
noun
glo·mer·u·lus
| \ glə-ˈmer-(y)ə-ləs, glō-
\
\
plural glomeruli\ -ˌlī
, -ˌlē
\
, -ˌlē
\
Medical Definition of glomerulus
: a small convoluted or intertwined mass (as of organisms, nerve fibers, or capillaries): as
a
: a tuft of capillaries that is covered by epithelium, is situated at the point of origin of each vertebrate nephron, and normally passes a protein-free filtrate from the blood to the surrounding Bowman's capsule — see renal corpuscle
b
: the convoluted secretory part of a sweat gland
c
: a dense entanglement of nerve fibers situated in the olfactory bulb and containing the primary synapses of the olfactory pathway
— called also olfactory glomerulus