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glomerulus

Noun CEFR B2
ɡləˈmɛɹ.jəl.əs

Definitions

  1. A small intertwined group of capillaries within nephrons of the kidney that filter the blood to make urine
  2. A structure in the olfactory bulb central to olfactory sensory transduction, composed of receptor neuron axons and mitral neuron dendrites and organized by odor type.
  3. Any of several other similar intertwined masses of things

Equivalents

Españolglomérulo
DeutschNierenkörperchen
Italianoglomerulo
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CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

glomery Glommed glommer glomp glomper glomus

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