A small, densely packed cluster or ball-like structure; a variant or diminutive form referring to structures like those in glomeruli.
From Latin glomus 'ball' with the diminutive suffix -ule, creating a term for very small ball-shaped structures.
The suffix -ule appears in many body-part words like 'nodule,' 'pustule,' and 'globule'—learn this pattern and suddenly medical terminology becomes less intimidating because you know these are just tiny versions of larger things.
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