MALPIGHIAN CORPUSCLE


Meaning of MALPIGHIAN CORPUSCLE in English

noun

also malpighian body

Usage: often capitalized M

1. : the part of a nephron that consists of Bowman's capsule and its included glomerulus

2. also malpighian follicle : any of the small masses of adenoid tissue formed around the branches of the splenic artery in the spleen

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