MALPIGHIAN CORPUSCLE


Meaning of MALPIGHIAN CORPUSCLE in English

Anat.

1. 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.

2. a compact aggregation of lymphoid tissue surrounding an arteriole in the spleen.

[ 1840-50 ]

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