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Malpighian corpuscle

noun

, Anatomy.
  1. Also called kidney corpuscle, the structure at the beginning of a vertebrate nephron, consisting of a glomerulus and its surrounding Bowman's capsule.
  2. a compact aggregation of lymphoid tissue surrounding an arteriole in the spleen.


Malpighian corpuscle

noun

  1. anatomy an encapsulated cluster of capillaries at the end of each urine-secreting tubule of the kidney
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Malpighian corpuscle1

First recorded in 1840–50

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