'malpighian corpuscle' definitions:
Definition of 'malpighian corpuscle'
From: WordNet
noun
The capsule that contains Bowman's capsule and a glomerulus at the expanded end of a nephron [syn: malpighian body, malpighian corpuscle, renal corpuscle]
Definition of 'malpighian corpuscle'
From: GCIDE
- malpighian body \malpighian body\ n. (Anatomy), The capsule that contains a glomerulus at the expanded end of a nephron; also called malpighian corpuscle and {Malpighian capsule}. [WordNet 1.5]
Definition of 'malpighian corpuscle'
From: GCIDE
- malpighian corpuscle \malpighian corpuscle\ n. (Anatomy), See malpighian body.
- Syn: malpighian body, Malpighian capsule. [WordNet 1.5]