glomus

[gloh-muh s]

noun, plural glom·er·a [glom-er-uh] /ˈglɒm ər ə/, glo·mi [gloh-mahy] /ˈgloʊ maɪ/. Anatomy.

a small globular body.

Origin of glomus

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

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glomus in Medicine

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.