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Meaning of aglomerular in English:

aglomerular

Pronunciation /eɪɡlɒˈmɛr(j)ʊlə/

adjective

Zoology

  • Of a kidney: not having glomeruli to perform the first stage of blood filtration, as in some fishes. Of a fish: having such kidneys.

Origin

1920s; earliest use found in American Journal of Anatomy. From a- + glomerular.