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glo·mus | \ ˈglō-məs 
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\ plural glomera\ ˈglä-mə-rə , ˈglō- \
, ˈglō- \Definition of glomus
: a small arteriovenous anastomosis together with its supporting structures
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glomus
nounglo·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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The first known use of glomus was circa 1847
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