glomerular filtration

US: /ɡləˈmɛrjəlɚ fɪlˈtreɪʃən/

Definition

Definition of glomerular filtration - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

medical

TECH.

process where kidney filters blood through glomeruli to make initial urine

TECH.

Glomerular filtration decreases in patients with severe kidney disease.
Diabetes can impair normal glomerular filtration over many years.
The drug is designed to protect glomerular filtration in compromised kidneys.

generous

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Expressions with glomerular

glomerular capsule

double-walled cup surrounding the glomerulus in the kidney

The glomerular capsule filters blood to form urine..

Expressions with filtration

water filtration

process of cleaning water by passing it through material that removes impurities

The camp uses water filtration to make river water safe to drink.

filtration surgery

eye surgery creating a drainage passage for fluid

Filtration surgery was recommended to manage her glaucoma.

gel filtration

laboratory method that separates dissolved molecules by size using porous gel

The protein sample was purified by gel filtration before analysis.

membrane filtration

filtration through a permeable or semipermeable membrane

Membrane filtration is essential in water purification.

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GFR

acr.

acr: glomerular filtration rate

test to check how well kidneys are working

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French:filtration glomérulaire, ...
German:glomeruläre Filtration, ...
Italian:filtrazione glomerulare, ...
Spanish:filtración glomerular, ...
Portuguese:filtração glomerular, ...
Chinese:肾小球滤过, ...
Japanese:糸球体濾過, ...
Arabic:تَرْشِيح كُبَيْبِي, ...
Hebrew:סִנּוּן גְּלוֹמֵרוּלָרִי, ...
Russian:клубочковая фильтрация, ...
Ukrainian:клубочкова фільтрація, ...
Hindi:ग्लोमेर्युलर निस्यंदन, ...
Bengali:গ্লোমেরুলার পরিস্রাবণ, ...
Catalan:filtració glomerular, ...
Czech:glomerulární filtrace, ...
Danish:glomerulær filtration, ...
Dutch:glomerulaire filtratie, ...
Greek:σπειραματική διήθηση, ...
Hungarian:glomeruláris filtráció, ...
Khmer:ការចម្រោះឈាមតាមក្លូមេរុល, ...
Korean:사구체 여과, ...
Persian:فیلتراسیون گلومرولی, ...
Polish:filtracja kłębuszkowa, ...
Portuguese (BR):filtração glomerular, ...
Romanian:filtrare glomerulară, ...
Swedish:glomerulär filtration, ...
Thai:การกรองที่โกลเมอรูลัส, ...
Turkish:glomerüler filtrasyon, ...
Vietnamese:sự lọc cầu thận, ...

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