Glomerulus (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun, plural glo·mer·u·li [gloh-mer-yuh-lahy, gluh-]. /gloʊˈmɛr yəˌlaɪ, glə-/. Anatomy.
  1. a compact cluster of capillaries.
  2. a tuft of convoluted capillaries in the nephron of a kidney, functioning to remove certain substances from the blood before it flows into the convoluted tubule.
noun plural -li (-ˌlaɪ)
  1. a knot of blood vessels in the kidney projecting into the capsular end of a urine-secreting tubule
  2. any cluster or coil of blood vessels, nerve fibres, etc, in the body
Plural glomeruli (glō-mĕr′yə-lī′)
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