Malpighian body

noun

renal corpuscle

Meanings

nounMalpighian body (plural Malpighian bodies)

plural Malpighian bodies

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe capsule that contains Bowman's capsule and a glomerulus at the expanded end of a nephron

Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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Malpighian body. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Malpighian%20body

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Chicago

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