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Glomerulus
Glomerulus
is a common term used in
anatomy
to
describe
globular
structures
of
entwined
vessels
,
fibers
, or
neurons
.
Glomerulus
is the
diminutive
of the
Latin
glomus
, meaning "ball of yarn".
Glomerulus
may
refer
to:
the
filtering
unit
of
the kidney
;
see
Glomerulus
.
the
structure
in the
olfactory bulb
; see
Glomerulus
.
the
contact
between
specific
cells
in the
cerebellum
; see
Glomerulus
.