See Also: mesangium(medicine)
mesangium(dictionary)
glomerular mesangium(medicine)

mesangium (iou)



mesangium noun. M20.
[formed as MESO- + Greek aggeion vessel + -IUM.]
Anatomy. The part of a renal glomerulus where the afferent and efferent arterioles are closest together.
mesangial adjective of or pertaining to the mesangium; spec. pertaining to or designating cells of the glomerulus between the capillary endothelium and the basement membrane: M20.