Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

glomus

/ˈɡloʊməs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.45 in modern English

Syllables: glo-mus
IPA: /ˈɡloʊməs/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fold of the mesothelium arising near the base of the mesentery in the pronephron, and containing a ball of blood vessels.

noun

A highly organized vessel that connects an artery and a vein (bypassing capillaries) in an extremity such as a finger, toe, or ear or in another organ that is not part of the body's core. The glomus regulates the flow of blood, controlling temperature in order to conserve heat in the organ and, indirectly, controls the blood pressure and other functions of the circulatory system.

Example Sentences

"The up-regulation of this enzyme in glomus cells of the carotid body in the neck enables the hypoxic animal to achieve a sustained increase in ventilation."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin glomus (“ball-shaped mass”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: glomus

Inflected Forms

glomera (plural)

Derived Forms

glomangiomyoma

Phrases

glomus cell glomus tumor glomus caroticum glomus carotideum glomus choroideum glomus coccygeum

Frequently Paired Words

glomic glomus caroticum glomus carotideum glomus choroideum glomus coccygeum

Questions

How do you pronounce glomus?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡloʊməs/.
What does glomus mean?: A fold of the mesothelium arising near the base of the mesentery in the pronephron, and containing a ball of blood vessels.
Where does glomus come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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