Pronunciation: mal- ' pi-g ē - ə n-, - ' p ē -
Function: noun
Etymology: Marcello Malpighi
Date: 1848
: the part of a nephron that consists of a glomerulus and Bowman's capsule ― called also Malpighian body
Pronunciation: mal- ' pi-g ē - ə n-, - ' p ē -
Function: noun
Etymology: Marcello Malpighi
Date: 1848
: the part of a nephron that consists of a glomerulus and Bowman's capsule ― called also Malpighian body
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012