: a thin membranous double-walled capsule surrounding the glomerulus of a vertebrate nephron through which glomerular filtrate passes to the proximal convoluted tubule
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Bowman's capsule
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Bow·man's capsule
ˌbō-mənz- 
: a thin membranous double-walled capsule surrounding the glomerulus of a vertebrate nephron through which glomerular filtrate passes to the proximal convoluted tubule
called also capsule of Bowman, glomerular capsule
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