Malpighian corpuscle

noun Mal·pi·ghi·an corpuscle \mal-ˈpi-gē-ən-, -ˈpē-\

Definition of MALPIGHIAN CORPUSCLE

: the part of a nephron that consists of a glomerulus and Bowman's capsule —called also Malpighian body

Marcello Malpighi

First Known Use: 1848

Medical Dictionary

noun

: any of the small masses of adenoid tissue formed around the branches of the splenic artery in the spleen

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