Bowman's capsule

English

Bowman's capsule (top) and glomerulus

Alternative forms

• Bowman capsule

Etymology

Named after Sir William Bowman (1816–1892), English surgeon and histologist, who identified it in 1842.

Noun

Bowman's capsule (plural Bowman's capsules)

1. (anatomy) A cup-like sac at the beginning of the tubular component of a nephron in the mammalian kidney.

Synonyms

• capsula glomeruli
• glomerular capsule

Related terms

• Bowman's space

Translations

cup-like sac

• Catalan: càpsula glomerular (ca) f, càpsula de Bowman (ca) f
• Finnish: keräsenkotelo
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• Hungarian: Bowman-tok
• Swedish: Bowmans kapsel (sv) c

Further reading

• Bowman's capsule on Wikipedia.Wikipedia