glomerulusnoun [ C ]
uk/ɡləˈmɜː.jə.ləs/us/ɡləˈmɝː.jə.ləs/plural glomeruli specializedone of the tiny blood vessels in the kidneys that remove waste products from the blood into the urine:
There are about one million glomeruli in each kidney.
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