Term Name: | glomerular capillary |
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Synonyms: | blood capillary of renal glomerulus, capillary of renal glomerulus, capillary vessel of renal glomerulus, glomerular capillaries, glomerular capillary system, renal glomerulus blood capillary, renal glomerulus capillary, renal glomerulus capillary vessel |
Definition: | the small branching blood vessels in the kidney glomerulus that receives blood from the kidney afferent arterioles; these capillaries are under high pressure for filtering within the glomerulus |
Ontology: | Cell Ontology [UBERON:0004212] |