a knot of blood vessels in the kidney projecting into the capsular end of a urine-secreting tubule
2.
any cluster or coil of blood vessels, nerve fibres, etc, in the body
Derived forms
glomerular (gloˈmerular)
adjective
Word origin
C18: from New Latin, diminutive of glomus ball
Examples of 'glomeruli' in a sentence
glomeruli
The presence of at least five glomeruli was used as acriteria for sample quality.
Alessandra Melchert, Flávio Quaresma Moutinho, Maria Jaq ueline Mam prim, Flávio AugustoMarques dos Santos 2010, 'BIOPSIA RENAL PERCUTÂNEA MONITORIZADA POR ULTRASSONOGRAFIA EM CÃES', Ciência Animal Brasileirahttp://www.revistas.ufg.br/index.php/vet/article/view/4915/6854. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The test estimates the amount of blood that passes through the glomeruli each minute.
Najmeh Sadat Jaddi, Salwani Abdullah 2019, 'Kidney-inspired algorithm with reduced functionality treatment for classificationand time series prediction', PLOS ONE10.1371/journal.pone.0208308. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Biopsy cylinders contained 57±28 glomeruli per transversal section, representing an adequate sample size.
Holger Schirutschke, Lars Gladrow, Christian Norkus, Simon Paul Parmentier, BerndHohenstein, Christian P. M. Hugo 2014, 'A New Apparatus for Standardized Rat Kidney Biopsy', PLoS ONE10.1371/journal.pone.0115368. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Cluster analysis showed the presence of two types of glomeruli.
Vesna R. Stojanović, Ivan D. Jovanović, Sladjana Z. Ugrenović, Ljiljana P. Vasović,Vladimir S. Živković, Miodrag V. Jocić, Braca K. Kundalić, Miljana N. Pavlović 2012, 'Morphometric Analysis of Nonsclerosed Glomeruli Size and Connective Tissue Contentduring the Aging Process', The Scientific World Journalhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1100/2012/845046. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Histological analysis demonstrated decreased injury to the juxtamedullary glomeruli.
Sean Shaw, John D. Imig, Margaret A. Carpenter 2009, 'The Soluble Epoxide Hydrolase Inhibitor AR9281 Decreases Blood Pressure, AmelioratesRenal Injury and Improves Vascular Function in Hypertension', Pharmaceuticalshttp://www.mdpi.com/1424-8247/2/3/217/. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The deutocerebral chemosensory lobes are divided into spherical neuropil compartments, the olfactory glomeruli.
Matthes eKenning, Steffen eHarzsch 2013, 'Brain anatomy of the marine isopod Saduria entomon Linnaeus, 1758 (Valvifera, Isopoda)with special emphasis on the olfactory pathway', Frontiers in Neuroanatomyhttp://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnana.2013.00032/full. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The mean number of glomeruli was 23.5±11.4 (range 4–55) per sample.
Sylva Skálová, Miroslav Podhola, Pavel Rejtar 2009, 'Paediatric Renal Biopsies in East Bohemia. Single Centre Experience in the Years 1997–2008',Acta Medicahttps://actamedica.lfhk.cuni.cz/52/4/0141/. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Yield of the procedure was based on the number of glomeruli obtained.
Sonia Yaqub, Nayla Ahmed, Urooj Fatima, Ayesha Maqbool, Waqar Ashif, Syed A Hussain 2017, 'Complication rate and diagnostic yield of percutaneous native kidney biopsies: A 10-yearexperience at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Pakistan', Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantationhttp://www.sjkdt.org/article.asp?issn=1319-2442;year=2017;volume=28;issue=4;spage=891;epage=897;aulast=Yaqub. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The mean percent occurrences of swollen glomeruli did not vary significantly among groups.
Mark Anthony C. Mamon, Cheska May M. Menodiado, Glenn L. Siasu, Gliceria B. Ramos 2016, 'Selenium supplementation within the periconception period: Influence on maternal liverand renal histoarchitecture', Asian Pacific Journal of Reproductionhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2305050016300379. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)