glomus

noun

glo·​mus ˈglō-məs 

plural glomera ˈglä-mə-rə 

ˈglō-

: a small arteriovenous anastomosis together with its supporting structures

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin glomer-, glomus

First Known Use

circa 1847, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

glomus

noun

glo·​mus ˈglō-məs 

plural glomera ˈgläm-ə-rə  also glomi ˈglō-ˌmī  -ˌmē 

: 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