1. The capsule that contains Bowman's capsule and a glomerulus at the expanded end of a nephron
   "Malpighian bodies play a crucial role in filtering blood in the kidneys"; "malpighian corpuscles play a crucial role in filtering blood in the kidneys";
   - malpighian body, renal corpuscle

1. The innermost layer of the epidermis
   "The malpighian layer is responsible for the continuous regeneration of skin cells";
   - stratum germinativum, stratum basale, rete Malpighii

1. Relating to or discovered by Marcello Malpighi, an Italian physician and biologist
   "Malpighian tubules are found in many insects"

Type of: capsule, stratum

Part of: cuticle, epidermis, nephron, uriniferous tubule

Encyclopedia: Malpighian corpuscle