glomus

[ gloh-muhs ]

/ ˈgloʊ məs /

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noun, plural glom·er·a

[glom-er-uh], /ˈglɒm ər ə/, glo·mi

[gloh-mahy]. /ˈgloʊ maɪ/. Anatomy.

a small globular body.

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Origin of glomus

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

Words nearby glomus

glomerulopathy, glomerulosa cell, glomerulosclerosis, glomerulus, Glomma, glomus, glomus choroideum, glomus jugulare, glomus jugulare tumor, glomus tumor, gloom

How to use glomus in a sentence

In the case of the pronephros the glomeruli are as a rule fused together into a single glomus.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 3|Various

Medical definitions for glomus

glomus

[ glō′məs ]

n. pl. glom•er•a (glŏm′ər-ə)

A small globular body.

A small body surrounded by many nerve fibers, consisting of an anastomosis between fine arterioles and veins and functioning as a regulation mechanism in the flow of blood, control of temperature, and conservation of heat in a particular organ or part.