- Malpighian
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Malpighian — Mal*pi ghi*an, a. (Anat.) Of, pertaining to, or discovered by, Marcello Malpighi, an Italian anatomist of the 17th century. [1913 Webster] {Malpighian capsules} or {Malpighian corpuscles} (Anatomy), the globular dilatations, containing the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Malpighian — Malphigian is an attribute to several anatomical structures: Malpighian corpuscle, which in turn may refer to: Renal corpuscles the initial filtering component of nephrons in the kidneys splenic lymphoid nodules, or White nodules follicles in the … Wikipedia
malpighian — Described by or attributed to Marcello Malpighi. * * * Mal·pi·ghi·an mal pig ē ən, pē gē adj of, relating to, or discovered by Marcello Malpighi Malpighi mäl pē gē Marcello (1628 1694) Italian anatomist. Malpighi is widely regarded as the founder … Medical dictionary
Malpighian — Marcello Malpighi (1628 1694), an Italian physician, anatomist, and physiologist, was a great scientist who is not well known outside the field of medicine. Born at Crevalore, near Bologna, the eldest of eight children, he was orphaned at… … Dictionary of eponyms
Malpighian capsules — Malpighian Mal*pi ghi*an, a. (Anat.) Of, pertaining to, or discovered by, Marcello Malpighi, an Italian anatomist of the 17th century. [1913 Webster] {Malpighian capsules} or {Malpighian corpuscles} (Anatomy), the globular dilatations, containing … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
malpighian corpuscle — n. (Anatomy), See malpighian body. Syn: malpighian body, Malpighian capsule. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Malpighian corpuscles — Malpighian Mal*pi ghi*an, a. (Anat.) Of, pertaining to, or discovered by, Marcello Malpighi, an Italian anatomist of the 17th century. [1913 Webster] {Malpighian capsules} or {Malpighian corpuscles} (Anatomy), the globular dilatations, containing … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Malpighian corpuscles of the spleen — Malpighian Mal*pi ghi*an, a. (Anat.) Of, pertaining to, or discovered by, Marcello Malpighi, an Italian anatomist of the 17th century. [1913 Webster] {Malpighian capsules} or {Malpighian corpuscles} (Anatomy), the globular dilatations, containing … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
malpighian body — n. (Anatomy), The capsule that contains a glomerulus at the expanded end of a nephron; also called {malpighian corpuscle} and {Malpighian capsule}. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Malpighian capsule — malpighian body malpighian body n. (Anatomy), The capsule that contains a glomerulus at the expanded end of a nephron; also called {malpighian corpuscle} and {Malpighian capsule}. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
malpighian corpuscle — malpighian body malpighian body n. (Anatomy), The capsule that contains a glomerulus at the expanded end of a nephron; also called {malpighian corpuscle} and {Malpighian capsule}. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
