GENERAL ANATOMY
URINARY SYSTEM
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Word root for glomerulus?
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nephr/o
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lith/o
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cyst/o
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glomerul/o
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Etymology. From the diminutive of the Latin glomus (gen. glomeris) meaning “ball of yarn” or “ball-shaped mass".
Detailed explanation-2: -Listen to pronunciation. (REE-nul gloh-MAYR-yoo-lus) A tiny, round cluster of blood vessels within the kidneys. It filters the blood to reabsorb useful materials and remove waste as urine.
Detailed explanation-3: -: a small convoluted or intertwined mass. especially : a tuft of capillaries at the point of origin of each vertebrate nephron that passes a protein-free filtrate to the surrounding Bowman’s capsule.
Detailed explanation-4: -Glomerulo-prefix meaning glomerulus; the functional unit of the kidney.-lithiasis. presence or formation of stones.
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