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| Mal·pigh·i·an cor·pus·cle [ mal píggee ən káwrpəss'l ] (plural Mal·pigh·i·an cor·pus·cles) or Mal·pigh·i·an bod·y (plural Mal·pigh·i·an bod·ies) |
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blood vessels in kidney: a cluster of small blood vessels enclosed in a capsule Bowman's capsule at the end of each of the tiny urine-secreting tubules nephrons of the kidney
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| [Mid-19th century. After Marcello Malpighi (1628-1694), Italian physician and anatomist] |
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