Word
glomerulus, n.
(glomeruli)
a small intertwined group of capillaries in the malpighian body; it filters the blood during urine formation
<noun.body>
glomerulus
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
glomerular
semantic pointers
part holonym
malpighian body, malpighian corpuscle, renal corpuscle
hypernym
capillary, capillary vessel