"Bowman's capsule" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Bowman's capsules [plural]
Etymology: Named after Sir William Bowman (1816–1892), English surgeon and histologist, who identified it in 1842. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Bowman's capsule (plural Bowman's capsules)
  1. (anatomy) A cup-like sac at the beginning of the tubular component of a nephron in the mammalian kidney. Wikipedia link: Sir William Bowman, 1st Baronet Categories (topical): Anatomy Synonyms: capsula glomeruli, glomerular capsule, Bowman capsule Related terms: Bowman's space Translations (cup-like sac): càpsula glomerular [feminine] (Catalan), càpsula de Bowman [feminine] (Catalan), keräsenkotelo (Finnish), Bowman-tok (Hungarian), ボーマン嚢 (Japanese), qepsûla Bowman [feminine] (Northern Kurdish), Bowmans kapsel [common-gender] (Swedish)

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