Glomerular capillary
System
Urinary
SNOMED CT
362049007
Glomerular capillary
Definition
The small branching blood vessels in the kidney glomerulus that receives blood from the kidney afferent arterioles; these capillaries are under high pressure for filtering within the glomerulus.
Also known as blood capillary of renal glomerulus, capillary of renal glomerulus, capillary vessel of renal glomerulus, renal glomerulus blood capillary, renal glomerulus capillary, renal glomerulus capillary vessel — per UBERON
The Glomerular capillary is a part of the Urinary.