Meanings
plural Bowman's capsules · alternative Bowman capsule
- anatomyA cup-like sac at the beginning of the tubular component of a nephron in the mammalian kidney.
Synonyms: capsula glomeruli, glomerular capsule
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA cup-like sac at the beginning of the tubular component of a nephron in the mammalian kidney.
More synonyms by meaning
nounthin double membrane surrounding the glomerulus of a nephron
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Named after Sir William Bowman (1816–1892), English surgeon and histologist, who identified it in 1842.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan càpsula glomerular, càpsula de Bowman
- càpsula glomerularcup-like sac
- càpsula de Bowmancup-like sac
Finnish keräsenkotelo
- keräsenkotelocup-like sac
Hungarian Bowman-tok
- Bowman-tokcup-like sac
Japanese ボーマン嚢
- ボーマン嚢cup-like sac
Swedish Bowmans kapsel
- Bowmans kapselcup-like sac
Cite this entry
Bowman's capsule. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bowman's%20capsule
“Bowman's capsule.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bowman's%20capsule. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bowman's capsule,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bowman's%20capsule.
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