glomerulus

English

Etymology

From the diminutive of the Latin glomus (gen. glomeris) meaning "ball of yarn" or "ball-shaped mass".

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ɡləˈmɛɹ.jəl.əs/

Noun

glomerulus (plural glomeruli)

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

Related terms

• glomerule
• glomerulate
• glomerulation

Translations

small intertwined group of capillaries

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 腎小球 / 肾小球 (zh) (shènxiǎoqiú)

• Finnish: hiussuonikeränen
• German: Nierenkörperchen (de) n
• Italian: glomerulo m
• Japanese: 糸球体 (shikyūtai)
• Kurdish:

  Northern Kurdish: giloka mûlûleyan f

• Persian: کلافک (fa) (kalâfak)
• Spanish: glomérulo m