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Bowman’s capsule

Bow·man's cap·sule [ bṓmənz kàps'l ] (plural Bow·man's cap·sules)


noun 
Definition:
 
filtering unit in kidney: a cup-shaped part of the kidney that extracts waste and water from the blood and produces urine

[Late 19th century. After Sir William Bowman (1816-1892), British surgeon]
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