malpighian body

Mal·pi·ghi bod·y

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Definitions of malpighian body words

noun malpighian body Also called kidney corpuscle, Malpighian body. the structure at the beginning of a vertebrate nephron, consisting of a glomerulus and its surrounding Bowman's capsule. 1
noun malpighian body a compact aggregation of lymphoid tissue surrounding an arteriole in the spleen. 1
noun malpighian body any nodule of lymphatic tissue in the spleen 0
noun malpighian body any of a number of small masses of blood vessels in the kidney, enclosed by a capsule that is an enlargement of the end of a tubule through which urine passes 0

before 1840

One of the 33% newest English words

First recorded in 1840-50

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