Glomerulus

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Glomerulus \Glo*mer"u*lus\, n.; pl. {Glomeruli}. [NL., dim. of
     L. glomus. See 3d {Glome}.] (Anat.)
     The bunch of looped capillary blood vessels in a Malpighian
     capsule of the kidney.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  glomerulus
       n : a small intertwined group of capillaries in the malpighian
           body; glomeruli filter blood during urine formation
       [also: {glomeruli} (pl)]