glomerular
adjective
glo·mer·u·lar
glə-ˈmer-(y)ə-lər 
glō-
: of, relating to, or produced by a glomerulus
glomerular nephritis
glomerular capillaries
Examples of glomerular in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
In August, David Koch, Jr. announced a $20 million gift to Columbia University that will fund a glomerular kidney center in his name.
—
Matt Durot, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Matt Durot, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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
Dictionary Entries Near glomerular
Cite this Entry
“Glomerular.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glomerular. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
Copy CitationMedical Definition
glomerular
adjective
glo·mer·u·lar
glə-ˈmer-(y)ə-lər, glō-
: of, relating to, or produced by a glomerulus
glomerular nephritis
glomerular capillaries
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share