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Glomerulus vs Extraglomerular - What's the difference?

glomerulus | extraglomerular |

In anatomy|lang=en terms the difference between glomerulus and extraglomerular

is that glomerulus is (anatomy) a small intertwined group of capillaries within nephrons of the kidney that filter the blood to make urine while extraglomerular is (anatomy) outside the glomerulus.

As a noun glomerulus

is (anatomy) a small intertwined group of capillaries within nephrons of the kidney that filter the blood to make urine.

As an adjective extraglomerular is

(anatomy) outside the glomerulus.

glomerulus

English

Noun

(wikipedia glomerulus) (glomeruli)
  • (anatomy) A small intertwined group of capillaries within nephrons of the kidney that filter the blood to make urine
  • Any of several other similar intertwined masses of things

    • Related terms

    *glomerulation

    extraglomerular

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (anatomy) Outside the glomerulus.