glomus body — a specialized type of arteriovenous shunt that helps regulate blood flow and maintain or regulate body temperature; these are found most abundantly in the skin of the hands and feet (especially the digital pads and nail beds), the skin of the… … Medical dictionary
glomus tumor — n a painful benign tumor that develops by hypertrophy of a glomus called also glomangioma * * * 1. a benign but painful tumor involving the arterial portion of a glomus body, usually found on the skin of the distal part of a finger or toe,… … Medical dictionary
Glomus cell — The glomus cell is not to be confused with the glomus body found in the dermis layer of the skin. A glomus cell is a peripheral chemoreceptor, located in the carotid bodies and aortic bodies, that helps the body regulate breathing. When there is… … Wikipedia
Glomus tumor — Infobox Disease Name = Glomus tumor Caption = DiseasesDB = 30732 ICD10 = ICD9 = ICDO = 8711/0 OMIM = 138000 MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = derm eMedicineTopic = 167 MeshID = D005918 : Glomus tumor was also the name formerly used for a tumor now… … Wikipedia
glomus — 1. [TA] A small globular body. 2. A highly organized arteriolovenular anastomosis forming a tiny nodular focus in the nailbed, pads of the fingers and toes, ears, hands, and feet and many other organs of the body. The afferent arteriole enters… … Medical dictionary
glomus caroticum — glomus ca·rot·i·cum kə rät i kəm n CAROTID BODY * * * [TA] carotid body: a small neurovascular structure lying in the bifurcation of the right and left carotid arteries, made up of richly innervated epithelioid glomus cells (type I) surrounded by … Medical dictionary
Glomus — (Latin for ball ) can refer to: * Glomus (fungus) * Glomus tumor * Coccygeal glomus * Carotid glomus is another name for the carotid body * Glomus cell * Glomerulus is a small ball … Wikipedia
glomus coccygeum — glomus coc·cy·ge·um käk sij ē əm n a small mass of vascular tissue situated near the tip of the coccyx called also coccygeal body, coccygeal gland, Luschka s gland * * * [TA] coccygeal body: an oval structure consisting of irregular masses of … Medical dictionary
body — 1. The head, neck, trunk, and extremities. The human b., consisting of head (caput), neck (collum), trunk (truncus), and limbs (membra). 2. The material part of a human, as distinguished from the … Medical dictionary
glomus jugulare tumor — a chemodectoma involving the tympanic body (glomus jugulare). It may cause symptoms in the ear (see glomus tympanicum t.) or in the mouth (hoarseness, dysphagia, aspiration, or tongue atrophy) … Medical dictionary
