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    CAPSULA GLOMERULI

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Thin double membrane surrounding the glomerulus of a nephronplay

    Synonyms:

    Bowman's capsule; capsula glomeruli; glomerular capsule

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting body parts

    Hypernyms ("capsula glomeruli" 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 ("capsula glomeruli" 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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