(REE-nawl KOR-puhs-ehl) The portion of a kidney nephron consisting of the Bowman's capsule and glomerulus.
renes - the kidneys; L. corpusculum - a body]. The filtration unit found in the cortex of the kidneys and made up of Bowman's capsule and a glomerulus.
Glomerulus and Bowman's capsule
In the kidney, a renal corpuscle is the initial filtering component of a nephron.