Bowman's capsule


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Bow·man's capsule

 (bō′mənz)
n.
A double-walled, cup-shaped structure around the glomerulus of each nephron of the vertebrate kidney. It serves as a filter to remove organic wastes, excess inorganic salts, and water.
[After Sir William Bowman (1816-1892), British surgeon.]
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Bow′man's cap′sule

(ˈboʊ mənz)
n.
a membranous, double-walled capsule surrounding a glomerulus of a nephron.
[1880–85; after Sir William Bowman (1816–92), English surgeon]
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Bowman's capsule

(or glomerular capsule) Part of a nephron in a kidney: a little cup surrounding a glomerulus. See glomerulus, kidney, nephron.
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Noun1.Bowman's capsule - thin double membrane surrounding the glomerulus of a nephron
capsula glomeruli, glomerular capsule
malpighian body, malpighian corpuscle, renal corpuscle - the capsule that contains Bowman's capsule and a glomerulus at the expanded end of a nephron
tissue layer, membrane - a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects the organs or cells of animals or plants
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Though the origin of these crescentic lesions remains controversial, recent studies have clarified that not only inflammatory cells, but also intrinsic glomerular epithelial cells (i.e., parietal epithelial cells of Bowman's capsule (PECs) and glomerular epithelial cells or podocytes) contribute to the development of these crescents [2].
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