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Bowman's capsule

noun

Etymology

Named after Sir William Bowman (1816–1892), English surgeon and histologist, who identified it in 1842.

Definitions

  1. A cup-like sac at the beginning of the tubular component of a nephron in the mammalian…

    A cup-like sac at the beginning of the tubular component of a nephron in the mammalian kidney.

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