English noun: malpighian body | |||
| 1. | malpighian body (body) the capsule that contains Bowman's capsule and a glomerulus at the expanded end of a nephron | ||
| Synonyms | malpighian corpuscle, renal corpuscle | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | capsule | ||
| Part holonym | Bowman's capsule, capsula glomeruli, glomerular capsule, glomerulus | ||
| Part meronym | nephron, uriniferous tubule | ||