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MALPIGHIAN BODY, OR CORPUSCLE

\mˌalpˈɪɡhi͡ən bˈɒdi], \mˌalpˈɪɡhi‍ən bˈɒdi], \m_ˌa_l_p_ˈɪ_ɡ_h_iə_n b_ˈɒ_d_i]\

Definitions of MALPIGHIAN BODY, OR CORPUSCLE

1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.

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In spleen, a nodular mass of lymphoid tissue ensheathing the smaller arteries; in the kidney, a tuft or glomerulus of convoluted capillary blood-vessels enclosed in a dilatation of the uriniferous tubule.

1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.

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