'Glomerulus' definitions:
Definition of 'glomerulus'
noun
A small intertwined group of capillaries in the malpighian body; it filters the blood during urine formation
Definition of 'Glomerulus'
- Glomerulus \Glo*mer"u*lus\, n.; pl. Glomeruli. [NL., dim. of
L. glomus. See 3d Glome.] (Anat.)
The bunch of looped capillary blood vessels in a Malpighian
capsule of the kidney.
[1913 Webster]