different between glomerulus vs glomerular

English

Etymology

From the diminutive of the Latin glomus (gen. glomeris) meaning "ball of yarn" or "ball-shaped mass".

Noun

glomerulus (plural glomeruli)

1. (anatomy) A small intertwined group of capillaries within nephrons of the kidney that filter the blood to make urine
2. (anatomy) A structure in the olfactory bulb central to olfactory sensory transduction, composed of receptor neuron axons and mitral neuron dendrites and organized by odor type.
3. Any of several other similar intertwined masses of things

Related terms

• glomerulate
• glomerulation

Translations

English

Adjective

glomerular (not comparable)

1. Of, pertaining to or affecting a glomerulus.

Derived terms

Translations

Catalan

Etymology

glomèrul +? -ar

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /?lo.m?.?u?la/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /?lu.m?.?u?la/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /?lo.me.?u?la?/
• Rhymes: -a, -a?
• Hyphenation: glo?me?ru?lar

Adjective

glomerular (masculine and feminine plural glomerulars)

1. glomerular

Further reading

• “glomerular” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

Portuguese

Adjective

glomerular m or f (plural glomerulares, comparable)

1. glomerular

Spanish

Etymology

glomérulo +? -ar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?lome?u?la?/, [?lo.me.?u?la?]
• Rhymes: -a?
• Hyphenation: glo?me?ru?lar

Adjective

glomerular (plural glomerulares)

1. glomerular