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bagging(1)(dictionary)
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glomerular(dictionary)
Glomerular(medicine)
glomerular crescent(medicine)
glomerular capsule(medicine)
glomerular cysts(medicine)
glomerular mesangium(medicine)
glomerular nephritis(medicine)

glomerular capsule (medicine) and bagging(1) (iou)


glomerular capsule (medicine)


glomerular capsule


The expanded beginning of a nephron composed of an inner and outer layer: the visceral layer consists of podocytes which surround a tuft of capillaries (glomerulus); the parietal layer is simple squamous epithelium which becomes cuboidal at the tubular pole.

Synonym: capsula glomeruli, Bowman's capsule, malpighian capsule, Muller's capsule.


bagging(1) (iou)



bagging noun1. north. M18.
[Perh. orig. a verbal noun expressing the act of carrying Food in a bag.]
Food eaten between meals; spec. a substantial afternoon tea.