See Also: glomus(dictionary)
glomus(medicine)
pulmonary glomus(medicine)
jugular glomus(medicine)
intravagal glomus(medicine)
glomus tympanicum(medicine)
glomus pulmonale(medicine)
Glomus tumour(medicine)
glomus intravagale(medicine)
glomus coccygeum(medicine)

glomus (iou)



glomus noun. . M19.
[Latin = ball of thread.]
Anatomy & Zoology. A small body consisting of blood-vessels and associated tissue; esp. any of numerous small structures in the skin of the hands and feet involving a connection between a vein and an artery, and functioning in temperature regulation. Freq. with specifying word.