Wikipedia / Glomerulus
Wikipedia / Glomerulus
Glomerulus (; : glomeruli) is a common term used in anatomy to describe globular structures of entwined vessels, fibers, or neurons. Glomerulus is the diminutive of the Latin glomus, meaning "ball of yarn".
Glomerulus may refer to:
Glomerulus (kidney), the filtering unit of the kidney
Glomerulus (olfaction), a structure in the olfactory bulb
Glomerulus (cerebellum), the contact between specific cells in the cerebellum
See also
Glomerulation, a hemorrhage of the bladder