SINCE 1828
glomus coccygeum
noun
glomus coc·cy·ge·um
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Medical Definition of glomus coccygeum
: a small mass of vascular tissue situated near the tip of the coccyx
— called also coccygeal body, coccygeal gland, Luschka's gland
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