transcription, транскрипция: [ glə-ˈmer-(y)ə-ləs, glō- ]
noun
( plural glo·mer·u·li -ˌlī, -ˌlē)
Etymology: New Latin, glomerulus, glomerule, diminutive of Latin glomer-, glomus ball; akin to Latin globus globe
Date: 1856
: a small convoluted or intertwined mass ; especially : a tuft of capillaries at the point of origin of each vertebrate nephron that passes a protein-free filtrate to the surrounding Bowman's capsule