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bowman's capsule

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.12 in modern English

Syllables
bow-man's -cap-sule
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cup-like sac at the beginning of the tubular component of a nephron in the mammalian kidney.

Etymology

Named after Sir William Bowman (1816–1892), English surgeon and histologist, who identified it in 1842.

Inflected Forms

Bowman's capsules (plural) Bowman capsule (alternative)

Phrases

Bowman's space

Frequently Paired Words

Bowman's space

Synonyms

capsula glomeruli glomerular capsule

Questions

What does bowman's capsule mean?
A cup-like sac at the beginning of the tubular component of a nephron in the mammalian kidney.
Where does bowman's capsule come from?
Named after Sir William Bowman (1816–1892), English surgeon and histologist, who identified it in 1842.

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