glomus

[ gloh-muhs ]

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

Origin of glomus

1
1830–40; <New Latin, Latin: ball-shaped mass

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