English Explanatory Dictionary

Bowman's capsule

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

Bowman's capsule Bowman's capsules Bowman capsule

Etymology

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

Synonyms

capsula glomeruli glomerular capsule

Related words

Bowman's space
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