Synonyms for "glomerulus" (19 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (4)

ballballoonbladderblob

Strong matches (6)

bollbolusbubblebulbellipsoidglobe

Related words (9)

globulegobgobbetknobknotorborbitpelletsphere

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

7 relation types

More general

2 entries

capillarycapillary vessel

Related terms

6 entries

conglomerateglomerulglomerulateglomerulationglomeruleglomerulo

derived

5 entries

glomerulitisglomeruloidmacroglomerulusmicroglomerulusprotoglomerulus

has context

1 entries

anatomy

is a

2 entries

anatomical structurecapillary

part of

1 entries

malpighian body

related to

14 entries

axonbloodcapillarydendritefilterglomerulationintertwinekidneynephronodorolfactory bulbreceptorsensory transductionurine

Translations

8 translations across 8 languages.

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Chinese Mandarin

1 entries

• 腎小球 /肾小球 noun (small intertwined group of capillaries)

Finnish

1 entries

• hiussuonikeränen noun (small intertwined group of capillaries)

German

1 entries

• Nierenkörperchen noun (small intertwined group of capillaries)

Italian

1 entries

• glomerulo noun (small intertwined group of capillaries)

Japanese

1 entries

• 糸球体 noun (small intertwined group of capillaries)

Northern Kurdish

1 entries

• giloka mûlûleyan noun (small intertwined group of capillaries)

Persian

1 entries

• کلافک noun (small intertwined group of capillaries)

Spanish

1 entries

• glomérulo noun (small intertwined group of capillaries)

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