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Noun: Bowman's capsule
  1. Thin double membrane surrounding the glomerulus of a nephron
    - glomerular capsule, capsula glomeruli

Derived forms: Bowman's capsules

Type of: membrane, tissue layer

Part of: malpighian body, malpighian corpuscle, renal corpuscle

Encyclopedia: Bowman's capsule