Bowman's capsule

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noun Anatomy.

a membranous, double-walled capsule surrounding a glomerulus of a nephron.

Origin of Bowman's capsule

1880–85; named after Sir William Bowman (1816–92), English surgeon

Medical definitions for bowman's capsule

Bowman's capsule
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n.

A double-walled, cup-shaped structure around the glomerulus of each nephron of the vertebrate kidney. It serves as a filter to remove organic wastes, excess inorganic salts, and water. malpighian capsule

Scientific definitions for bowman's capsule

Bowman's capsule
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A cup-shaped structure around the glomerulus of each nephron of the vertebrate kidney. It serves as a filter to remove organic wastes, excess inorganic salts, and water. Bowman's capsule is named after its identifier, English physician and physiologist, Sir William Bowman (1816-1892).