| glome | <anatomy> One of the two prominences at the posterior extremity of the frog of the horse's foot. Origin: L. Glomus a ball. Cf. Globe. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| glomectomy | Excision of a glomus tumour. Origin: L. Glomus + G. Ektome, cutting out (05 Mar 2000) |
| glomera | Plural of glomus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| glomera aortica | Small masses of chromaffin cells found near the sympathetic ganglia along the abdominal aorta. They serve as chemoreceptors responsive to oxygen, carbon dioxide, and hydrogen ion concentration, and help to control respiration. (12 Dec 1998) |
| glomerate | To gather or wind into a ball, growing, collected or arranged in a rounded mass, as glands, flowers, etc., clustered. (09 Oct 1997) |
| glomerulal | Having to do with a glomerulus or glomeruli such as those found in the kidneys. (09 Oct 1997) |
| glomerular | <nephrology> Pertaining to or of the nature of a glomerulus, especially a renal glomerulus. (14 Oct 1997) |
| glomerular capsule | The expanded beginning of a nephron composed of an inner and outer layer: the visceral layer consists of podocytes which surround a tuft of capillaries (glomerulus); the parietal layer is simple squamous epithelium which becomes cuboidal at the tubular pole. Synonym: capsula glomeruli, Bowman's capsule, malpighian capsule, Muller's capsule. (05 Mar 2000) |
| glomerular crescent | Proliferated epithelial cells partly encircling a renal glomerulus; it occurs in glomerulonephritis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| glomerular cysts | Cyst's formed by dilatation of Bowman's capsules, found in rare cases of congenital polycystic kidneys. (05 Mar 2000) |
| glomerular filtration rate | <nephrology> Measure of the kidneys' ability to filter and remove waste products. (09 Oct 1997) |
| glomerular layer of olfactory bulb | A layer composed of spherical bodies, called glomeruli, formed by the synapses of mitral cells with the olfactory nerve fibres derived from the cells of the olfactory epithelium. (05 Mar 2000) |
| glomerular mesangium | The thin membrane which helps to support the capillary loops in a renal glomerulus. (12 Dec 1998) |
| glomerular nephritis | <nephrology> A variety of nephritis characterised by inflammation of the capillary loops in the glomeruli of the kidney. It occurs in acute, subacute and chronic forms and may be secondary to haemolytic streptococcal infection. Evidence also supports possible immune or autoimmune mechanisms. (18 Nov 1997) |
| glomerular sclerosis | Hyaline deposits or scarring within the renal glomeruli, a degenerative process occurring in association with renal arteriosclerosis or diabetes. Synonym: glomerular sclerosis. Origin: Glomerulus + G. Sklerosis, hardness (05 Mar 2000) |