glo·mer·u·lus
n, pl -li : a small convoluted or intertwined mass (as of organisms, nerve fibers, or capillaries): as a : a tuft of capillaries that is covered by epithelium, is situated at the point of origin of each vertebrate nephron, and normally passes a protein-free filtrate from the blood to the surrounding Bowman's capsule - see RENAL CORPUSCLE b : the convoluted secretory part of a sweat gland c : a dense entanglement of nerve fibers situated in the olfactory bulb and containing the primary synapses of the olfactory pathway .
Similar sounding terms: glo·mer·u·lo·sa
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