glomerulus

名词 n.
中文释义
美 /ɡləˈmɛɹ.jəl.əs/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A small intertwined group of capillaries within nephrons of the kidney that filter the blood to make urine
  2. A structure in the olfactory bulb central to olfactory sensory transduction, composed of receptor neuron axons and mitral neuron dendrites and organized by odor type.
  3. Any of several other similar intertwined masses of things

词形变化

glomeruli plural

词汇关系

衍生词
glomerulitis glomeruloid macroglomerulus microglomerulus protoglomerulus
相关词
glomerule glomerulate glomerulation glomerulo- glomerul- conglomerate

词源

From the diminutive of the Latin glomus (gen. glomeris) meaning "ball of yarn" or "ball-shaped mass".
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