glomus

[ gloh-muhs ]

noun

, Anatomy.

, plural glom·er·a [glom, -er-, uh], glo·mi [gloh, -mahy].

1. a small globular body.

Word History and Origins

Origin of glomus¹

1830–40; < New Latin, Latin: ball-shaped mass

Example Sentences

In the case of the pronephros the glomeruli are as a rule fused together into a single glomus.

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