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Noun Concept
Categories: All articles needing additional references, Kidney anatomy
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Bowman's capsule  glomerular capsule  capsula glomeruli  Bowmans capsule  Bowman's space
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Thin double membrane surrounding the glomerulus of a nephron WordNet 3.0
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Thin double membrane surrounding the glomerulus of a nephron WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Bowman's capsule is a cup-like sac at the beginning of the tubular component of a nephron in the mammalian kidney that performs the first step in the filtration of blood to form urine. Wikipedia
A sac surrounding a glomerulus in a mammalian kidney Wikipedia Disambiguation
Kidney structure which encloses the glomerular Wikidata
A cup-like sac at the beginning of the tubular component of a nephron in the mammalian kidney. Wiktionary
Cup-like sac. Wiktionary (translation)
IS A
membrane
PART OF
malpighian body
ARTERIAL SUPPLY
afferent arteriole
NAMED AFTER
Sir William Bowman, 1st Baronet
VENOUS DRAINAGE
efferent arteriole
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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Bowman's capsule, glomerular capsule, capsula glomeruli
Wikipedia
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Bowman's capsule
Wikidata
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Bowman's capsule
Wiktionary
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Bowman's capsule
Wikipedia Redirections
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Bowman's Capsule, Bowman's space, Bowman capsule, Bowmans Capsule, Bowmans capsule, capsula glomeruli, glomerular capsule, Malpighian capsule, Malpighian capsules, Muller's capsule, Muller's capsules, Mullers capsule, Mullers capsules, Renal corpuscular capsule
Wikidata Alias
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Bowman capsule, capsula glomeruli, glomerular capsule, malpighian capsule

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