Glomerulus (gloh-MEHR-yoo-lus)

A tiny set of looping blood vessels in the nephron where blood is filtered in the kidney. Goodpasture syndromeAn uncommon disease that usually includes bleeding from the lungs, coughing up of blood, and inflammation of the kidneys that can lead to kidney failure. This condition is an autoimmune disease.

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