BOWMAN'S CAPSULE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Thin double membrane surrounding the glomerulus of a nephron

Synonyms:

Bowman's capsule; capsula glomeruli; glomerular capsule

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Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("Bowman's capsule" is a kind of...):

membrane; tissue layer (a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects the organs or cells of animals or plants)

Holonyms ("Bowman's capsule" is a part of...):

malpighian body; malpighian corpuscle; renal corpuscle (the capsule that contains Bowman's capsule and a glomerulus at the expanded end of a nephron)

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