Malpighian corpuscle
noun Anatomy.
Also called kidney corpuscle, Malpighian body.
the structure at the beginning of a vertebrate nephron, consisting of a glomerulus and its surrounding Bowman's capsule.
a compact aggregation of lymphoid tissue surrounding an arteriole in the spleen.
Origin of Malpighian corpuscle
First recorded in 1840–50
British Dictionary definitions for malpighian body
Malpighian corpuscle
Malpighian body
noun
anatomy
an encapsulated cluster of capillaries at the end of each urine-secreting tubule of the kidney
Medical definitions for malpighian body (1 of 2)
malpighian body
n.
malpighian corpuscle
Medical definitions for malpighian body (2 of 2)
malpighian corpuscle
n.
renal corpuscle
Any of numerous small nodular masses of lymphoid tissue attached to the sides of the smaller arterial branches in the spleen.
malpighian body splenic lymph follicle