glomerular

adjective

glo·​mer·​u·​lar glə-ˈmer-(y)ə-lər How to pronounce glomerular (audio)
glō-
: of, relating to, or produced by a glomerulus
glomerular nephritis
glomerular capillaries

Examples of glomerular in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The staging of chronic kidney disease is classified based on the glomerular filtration rate (GFR), which measures how well the kidneys are filtering blood. Robert Burakoff, Verywell Health, 17 Oct. 2024 Directly measuring how well these glomeruli are functioning is possible but cumbersome, so instead doctors rely on blood levels of a protein called creatinine, a waste product produced by muscles and a by-product of protein metabolism, to estimate the glomerular filtration rate (GFR). Cassandra Willyard, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2024 Your healthcare provider may also perform a blood test called the GFR (glomerular filtration rate). Jillian Kubala, Health, 12 Aug. 2024 Subjects had no history of chronic kidney disease and their glomerular filtration rate (the chief indicator of kidney function) ranged from early-stage kidney disease to healthy levels. Sarah Garone, Health, 14 Aug. 2023 Harvard University biology professor Venkatesh N. Murthy, who specializes in the neuroscience of olfaction and was not involved in the study, points out that there is a large body of evidence relating patterns of glomerular activation to smell perception. Bret Stetka, Scientific American, 18 June 2020 For decades, health care providers have diagnosed kidney disease with blood tests that use an equation for estimating glomerular filtration rate, or eGFR — a number that acts a proxy for how much blood the kidneys clean every minute. Brittany Trang, STAT, 22 Nov. 2022 The organization recommends two main tests: the glomerular filtration rate and urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio tests. Kendall Ross, ABC News, 22 Mar. 2022 This test looks for creatinine, a waste product that can build up in your blood when your kidneys are damaged, Your doctor puts your result into a math formula to calculate your glomerular filtration rate (GFR). Hallie Levine, Health.com, 3 Jan. 2022

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Word History

First Known Use

1885, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of glomerular was in 1885

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“Glomerular.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glomerular. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

Medical Definition

glomerular

adjective
glo·​mer·​u·​lar glə-ˈmer-(y)ə-lər, glō- How to pronounce glomerular (audio)
: of, relating to, or produced by a glomerulus
glomerular nephritis
glomerular capillaries
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