The Collaborative International Dictionary
malpighian body
malpighian body \malpighian body\ n. (Anatomy), The capsule that contains a glomerulus at the expanded end of a nephron; also called malpighian corpuscle and Malpighian capsule.
WordNet
malpighian body
n. the capsule that contains Bowman's capsule and a glomerulus at the expanded end of a nephron [syn: malpighian corpuscle, renal corpuscle]