glomerulus

IPA: gɫˈɑmɝʌɫʌs

(anatomy) A small intertwined group of capillaries within nephrons of the kidney that filter the blood to make urine
(anatomy) 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

Examples of "glomerulus" in Sentences

Nephron structure a. glomerulus b.
A glomerulus is enclosed in the sac.
The vascular pole is a location of the glomerulus.
Schiller Duval bodies are said to resemble a glomerulus.
Recently regeneration of the glomerulus has also been documented.
The blood that flows through the glomerulus is under great pressure.
These cells differentiate into the cells of the definitive glomerulus.
Glomerulosclerosis refers to a hardening of the glomerulus in the kidney.
The afferent arterioles later diverge into the capillaries of the glomerulus.
A glomerular crescent is a crescent shaped scar of the glomerulus of the kidney.