SINCE 1828
glomus
noun
glo·mus
| \ ˈglō-məs
\
\
plural glomera\ ˈglä-mə-rə
, ˈglō- \
, ˈglō- \
Definition of glomus
: a small arteriovenous anastomosis together with its supporting structures
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glomus
noun
glo·mus
| \ ˈglō-məs
\
\
plural glomera\ ˈgläm-ə-rə
\
also glomi\ ˈglō-ˌmī
, -ˌmē
\
\
also glomi\ ˈglō-ˌmī
, -ˌmē
\
Medical Definition of glomus
: a small arteriovenous anastomosis together with its supporting structures: as
a
: a vascular tuft that suggests a renal glomerulus and that develops from the embryonic aorta in relation to the pronephros
b
: carotid body
c
: a tuft of the choroid plexus protruding into each lateral ventricle of the brain
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