glomerulus

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Wikipedia glomerulus (plural glomeruli)

  1. (anatomy) A small intertwined group of capillaries within nephrons of the kidney that filter the blood to make urine
  2. Any of several other similar intertwined masses of things

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small intertwined group of capillaries
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