PYRAMID'S OF MALPIGHII
\pˈɪɹɐmˌɪdz ɒv mˌalpˈɪɡhɪˌa͡ɪ], \pˈɪɹɐmˌɪdz ɒv mˌalpˈɪɡhɪˌaɪ], \p_ˈɪ_ɹ_ɐ_m_ˌɪ_d_z ɒ_v m_ˌa_l_p_ˈɪ_ɡ_h_ɪ__ˌaɪ]\
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Syn.: cones of Malpighii, coni bullosi. The pyramidal masses of the renal cortex, composed of glomeruli, blood vessels, and convoluted tubules, situated between the medullary radii. They have the base of the p. next the surface of the kidney, and the apex terminating as a renal papilla.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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