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Glomerulus vs Mesangium - What's the difference?

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

is that glomerulus is (anatomy) a small intertwined group of capillaries within nephrons of the kidney that filter the blood to make urine while mesangium is (anatomy) a thin layer of the glomerulus, within the basement membrane surrounding the glomerular capillaries.

As nouns the difference between glomerulus and mesangium

is that glomerulus is (anatomy) a small intertwined group of capillaries within nephrons of the kidney that filter the blood to make urine while mesangium is (anatomy) a thin layer of the glomerulus, within the basement membrane surrounding the glomerular capillaries.

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

    mesangium

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia mesangium) (mesangia)
  • (anatomy) A thin layer of the glomerulus, within the basement membrane surrounding the glomerular capillaries.

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