The pressure of the blood inside the glomerulus is increased due to the difference in diameter of the incoming and out-going arterioles. This increased blood pressure helps to force. of the blood out of the glomerular capillaries: 1  Most of the water; 2  Most/all of the salts; 3  Most/all of the glucose; 4  Most/all of the urea.
Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Bootstrapping. Bootstrapping or booting refers to a group of metaphors which refer to a self-sustaining process that proceeds without external help. The phrase appears to have originated in the early 19th century United States, to mean an absurdly impossible action, an adynaton.
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