an encapsulated cluster of capillaries at the end of each urine-secreting tubule of the kidney
Malpighian corpuscle in American English
noun Anatomy
1. Also called: kidney corpuscle, Malpighian body
the structure at the beginning of a vertebrate nephron, consisting of a glomerulusand its surrounding Bowman's capsule
2.
a compact aggregation of lymphoid tissue surrounding an arteriole in the spleen
Word origin
[1840–50]This word is first recorded in the period 1840–50. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: pylon, sensationalism, set piece, striation, warmup