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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GLOMERULUS

From New Latin, diminutive of glomus ball.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF GLOMERULUS

glomerulus  [ɡlɒˈmɛrʊləs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GLOMERULUS

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Glomerulus is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GLOMERULUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Glomerulus

In the kidney, a tubular structure called the nephron filters blood to form urine. At the beginning of the nephron, the glomerulus /ɡlɒˈmɛrələs/ is a network of capillaries that performs the first step of filtering blood. The glomerulus is surrounded by Bowman's capsule. The blood plasma is filtered through the capillaries of the glomerulus into the Bowman's capsule. The Bowman's capsule empties the filtrate into a tubule that is also part of the nephron. A glomerulus receives its blood supply from an afferent arteriole of the renal circulation. Unlike most other capillary beds, the glomerulus drains into an efferent arteriole rather than a venule. The resistance of these arterioles results in high pressure within the glomerulus, aiding the process of ultrafiltration, where fluids and soluble materials in the blood are forced out of the capillaries and into Bowman's capsule. A glomerulus and its surrounding Bowman's capsule constitute a renal corpuscle, the basic filtration unit of the kidney. The rate at which blood is filtered through all of the glomeruli, and thus the measure of the overall renal function, is the glomerular filtration rate.

Definition of glomerulus in the English dictionary

The definition of glomerulus in the dictionary is a knot of blood vessels in the kidney projecting into the capsular end of a urine-secreting tubule. Other definition of glomerulus is any cluster or coil of blood vessels, nerve fibres, etc, in the body.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GLOMERULUS


bolas
ˈbəʊləs
bolus
ˈbəʊləs
calculus
ˈkælkjʊləs
cumulus
ˈkjuːmjʊləs
fabulous
ˈfæbjʊləs
garrulous
ˈɡærʊləs
homunculus
hɒˈmʌŋkjʊləs
meticulous
mɪˈtɪkjʊləs
miraculous
mɪˈrækjʊləs
modulus
ˈmɒdjʊləs
nucleolus
ˌnjuːklɪˈəʊləs
oculus
ˈɒkjʊləs
populace
ˈpɒpjʊləs
populous
ˈpɒpjʊləs
querulous
ˈkwɛrʊləs
ridiculous
rɪˈdɪkjʊləs
Romulus
ˈrɒmjʊləs
solus
ˈsəʊləs
stimulus
ˈstɪmjʊləs
unscrupulous
ʌnˈskruːpjʊləs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GLOMERULUS

glogg
gloire
glom
glomerate
glomeration
glomerular
glomerulate
glomerule
glomeruli
glomerulonephritis
Glomma
glomus
glonoin
gloom
gloomful
gloomfully
gloomier
gloomiest
gloomily
gloominess

WORDS THAT END LIKE GLOMERULUS

altocumulus
annulus
bulk modulus
colliculus
differential calculus
dracunculus
elastic modulus
famulus
funiculus
integral calculus
lambda calculus
limulus
opulus
precalculus
ranunculus
stratocumulus
torulus
tumulus
volvulus
Young´s modulus

Synonyms and antonyms of glomerulus in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «glomerulus» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GLOMERULUS

Find out the translation of glomerulus to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of glomerulus from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «glomerulus» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

肾小球
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

glomérulo
570 millions of speakers

English

glomerulus
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ग्लोमेर्युल्स
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الكبيبة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

клубочек
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

glomérulo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গ্লমেরুলাস
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

glomérule
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Glomerulus
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Glomerulus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

糸球体
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

사구체
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Glomerulus
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cầu thận
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

glomerulus
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ग्लोमेरुलसस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

glomerulus
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

glomerulo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

glomerulus
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

клубочок
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

glomerular
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σπείραμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

glomerulus
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

glomerulus
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

glomerulus
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of glomerulus

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GLOMERULUS»

The term «glomerulus» is regularly used and occupies the 71.335 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GLOMERULUS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about glomerulus

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GLOMERULUS»

Discover the use of glomerulus in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to glomerulus and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Life: The Science of Biology
Vertebrate nephrons generally have three main constituents: ▻ A dense ball of capillaries called the glomerulus filters a portion of the blood plasma. ▻ Renal tubules receive and modify the glomerular filtrate. ▻ Peritubular capillaries bring  ...
William K. Purves, David Sadava, Gordon H. Orians, 2003
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Human Physiology: From Cells to Systems
Afferent arteriole Glomerulus Efferent arteriole ❯ Figure 14-4 Scanning electron micrograph of a glomerulus and associated arterioles. through which blood that was not filtered into the tubular component leaves the glomerulus (see ❯ Figures  ...
Lauralee Sherwood, 2012
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Medical Physiology: Principles for Clinical Medicine
... therefore it is determined by the same factors that affect fluid movement across capillaries in general. In the glomerulus, the driving force for fluid filtration is the glomerular capillary hydrostatic pressure (P,),). This pressure ultimately depends  ...
Rodney Rhoades, David R. Bell, 2009
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Biology: A Modern Introduction
Each Bowman's capsule almost entirely encloses a ball of finely divided and inter -twined blood capillaries known as a glomerulus (plural glo- meruli). Glomeruli were discovered by Marcello Malpighi, a seventeenth-century biologist who said  ...
B. S. Beckett, 1986
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Primer on Kidney Diseases
As blood leaves the glomerulus, the capillaries coalesce into the efferent arteriole , but almost immediately the vessels bifurcate again to form the peritubular capillary network. This second network of capillaries is the site where the fluid ...
Arthur Greenberg, Alfred K. Cheung, 2005
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Human Microscopic Anatomy: An Atlas for Students of Medicine ...
Renal corpuscle The renal or malpighian corpuscle is the initial dilated portion of the nephron and comprises the glomerulus (G) and Bowman's or glomerular capsule (BC). Each renal corpuscle has two poles: the vascular pole (VP) where  ...
Radivoj V. Krstic, 1991
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Human Biology and Health Studies
Two main processes take place in the nephrons: • ultrat'il tration of blood plasma from the glomerulus into the Bowman's capsule • selective reabsorption from the nephrons back into the blood capillaries around them. Ultrafiltration Filtration is ...
Peter Givens, Michael Reiss, 2002
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Insect Pheromone Research: New Directions
Nomenclature suggested for the macroglomerular complex glomeruli. The large glomerulus at the antennal nerve entrance is called a, and the satellite glomeruli are named alphabetically in a circular order, starting from the a glomerulus ...
R.T. Carde, A.K. Minks, 1997
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Kelley's Essentials of Internal Medicine
Small amounts of albumin and low-molecular-weight proteins and polypeptides ( e.g., enzymes, hormones, and microglobulins) are normally filtered by the glomerulus but reabsorbed by the tubules. Consequently, healthy people excrete less ...
H. David Humes, 2001
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Basic Skills in Interpreting Laboratory Data
The major components of the nephron include the glomerulus, proximal tubule, loop of Henle, distal tubule, and collecting duct. Blood is delivered to the glomerulus, the filtering portion of the nephron, via the afferent arteriole. Acting as  ...
Mary Lee, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GLOMERULUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term glomerulus is used in the context of the following news items.
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Research and Markets: Global Market Study on Diabetic …
Diabetic nephropathy is a disease of the kidney glomerulus and one of the most significant complications in terms of mortality and morbidity for ... «Business Wire, Jul 15»
2
Brain Circuit Stops Us from Being Overwhelmed by Powerful Odors
Each glomerulus – “a ball of axons and dendrites,” according to Albeanu – is a junction where axons from sensory neurons meet up with and ... «Laboratory Equipment, Jul 15»
3
Dumaguing: Sugar and albumin in the urine
As earlier stated, there is a part of the nephron, which is the fundamental unit of the kidneys called glomerulus, which is a specialized kind of ... «Sun.Star, Jun 15»
4
Iron Is Where the Demons Hide: A Negative Impact of IV Iron Therapy
Troops go through the infected kidney, but there is one problem, the glomerulus isn't cleaned up after the troop's shower. Usually when the ... «India West, Jun 15»
5
Global Diabetic Nephropathy Market will reach $3145.9 million in …
Diabetic nephropathy is a disease of the kidney glomerulus and one of the most significant complications in terms of mortality and morbidity for ... «Industry Today, Jun 15»
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Regulus Initiates Phase I Clinical Study of RG-012, a microRNA …
The genetic mutation in the collagen gene results in thickening in the GBM and impairment of glomerulus filtration. Alport syndrome patients ... «PR Newswire, Jun 15»
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Ischemic Preconditioning Reduces Kidney Injury After Surgery
"During remote ischemic preconditioning, different proinflammatory mediators are released. These mediators are filtered in the glomerulus, and ... «Medscape, Jun 15»
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New discoveries advance efforts to build replacement kidneys in the …
In the journal Transplantation, the research team reports that the size, structure and function of the micro-vessels in the glomerulus are ... «Medical Xpress, Jun 15»
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Acute kidney injury assessment and treatment
Blood enters the first part of the nephron called the glomerulus. Much of the blood's liquid plasma is forced out of the glomerulus and into the surrounding space ... «EMS1.com, May 15»
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Global Diabetic Nephropathy Market will Grow $3145.9 million in …
Diabetic nephropathy is a disease of the kidney glomerulus and one of the most significant complications in terms of mortality and morbidity for ... «Medgadget.com, May 15»

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