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Malpighian corpuscle
(măl-pĭgˈē-ən)
noun- A mass of arterial capillaries enveloped in a capsule and attached to a tubule in the kidney. Also called Malpighian body, renal corpuscle.
- A nodule of lymphatic tissue surrounding the smaller arteries in the spleen.
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