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

Type of: capsule

Part of: nephron, uriniferous tubule

Encyclopedia: Malpighian corpuscle