Glomerulus (disambiguation)
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Glomerulus refers to two unrelated structures in the body, both named for their globular form. "Glomerulus" is the diminutive of the Latin "glomus" meaning "ball of yarn." Glomerulus literally means "little ball of yarn."
- For the kidney structure that filters blood, see Glomerulus.
- For the olfactory bulb structure of converging axons from the olfactory epithelium, see Glomerulus (olfaction).