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glomérulo — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • glomerulus noun A small intertwined group of capillaries within nephrons of the kidney that filter the blood to make urine

Senses

glomérulo is used for these senses in English:

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

glomerulus — full definition

  1. noun A small intertwined group of capillaries within nephrons of the kidney that filter the blood to make urine
  2. noun 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.
  3. noun Any of several other similar intertwined masses of things