Synonyms & related words for glomeruli

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of glomeruli. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to glomeruli

Explore words related to glomeruli — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include glomerulus, glomerular, nephron, glomerule, tubule, microvasculature, renovascular, perinephric. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does glomeruli come from?

The word glomeruli breaks down into 3 roots of Latin origin: glomer, from Latin glomus (“ball of thread, cluster”); -ul, from Latin ulus (“little (diminutive)”); and -i, from Latin i (“plural”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.