General Anatomy · Urinary System · Hard
Podocyte
Meaning: A specialised cell with foot-like processes that wraps glomerular capillaries and forms part of the kidney filter.
In practice: Damage to podocytes lets protein leak into the urine, as seen in nephrotic syndrome.
Word parts
- -cyte means a cell
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