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renal corpuscle
(redirected from Kidney corpuscle)

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renal corpuscle
n.
See Malpighian corpuscle.
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Noun1.renal corpuscle - the capsule that contains Bowman's capsule and a glomerulus at the expanded end of a nephronrenal corpuscle - the capsule that contains Bowman's capsule and a glomerulus at the expanded end of a nephron
malpighian body, malpighian corpuscle
nephron, uriniferous tubule - any of the small tubules that are the excretory units of the vertebrate kidney
Bowman's capsule, capsula glomeruli, glomerular capsule - thin double membrane surrounding the glomerulus of a nephron
glomerulus - a small intertwined group of capillaries in the malpighian body; it filters the blood during urine formation
capsule - a structure that encloses a body part
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