Mal·pigh·i·an corpuscle (m l-p g  - n)n. 1. A mass of arterial capillaries enveloped in a capsule and attached to a tubule in the kidney. Also called Malpighian body, renal corpuscle. 2. A nodule of lymphatic tissue surrounding the smaller arteries in the spleen. [After Marcello Malpighi.] |
Malpighian corpuscle, body [mælˈpɪgɪən]
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(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) Anatomy an encapsulated cluster of capillaries at the end of each urine-secreting tubule of the kidney
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| Noun | 1. |  malpighian corpuscle - the capsule that contains Bowman's capsule and a glomerulus at the expanded end of a nephronnephron, 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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