Bowman's capsule
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Etymology edit
Named after Sir William Bowman (1816–1892), English surgeon and histologist, who identified it in 1842.
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Bowman's capsule (plural Bowman's capsules)
- (anatomy) A cup-like sac at the beginning of the tubular component of a nephron in the mammalian kidney.
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cup-like sac
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- Bowman's capsule on Wikipedia.Wikipedia