Glomerulus
System
Urinary
SNOMED CT
362217000
Glomerulus
Definition
A capillary tuft which forms a close network with the visceral epithelium (podocytes) and the mesangium to form the filtration barrier and is surrounded by Bowman's capsule in nephrons of the vertebrate kidney[GO].
Also known as renal glomeruli — per UBERON
The Glomerulus is a part of the Urinary.