| glomus body |
A glomus body (or glomus apparatus) is a component of the dermis layer of the skin, involved in body temperature regulation. The glomus body consists of an arterio-venous anastamosis surrounded by a capsule of connective tissue. Glomus bodies are most numerous in the fingers and toes. ...
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| glomus cell |
A glomus cell is a peripheral chemoreceptor, located in the carotid bodies and aortic bodies, that helps the body regulate breathing. When there is a decrease in the blood's pH, a decrease in oxygen (pO2), or an increase in carbon dioxide (pCO2), the carotid bodies and the aortic bodies signal the medulla oblongata to increase the volume and rate of breathing. ...
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| glomus |
(noun) : 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
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| glomus tumor |
(noun) : a painful benign tumor that develops by hypertrophy of a glomus -- called also glomangioma
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| glomus jugulare |
A very rare, slow growing, benign tumor that invades the temporal bone.
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