Glomus (
Latin
Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the ...
for 'ball of thread or yarn') can refer to:
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''Glomus'' (fungus)
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Glomus tumor
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Coccygeal glomus
* Carotid glomus, another name for the
carotid body
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Glomus cell
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Glomerulus
''Glomerulus'' () is a common term used in anatomy to describe globular structures of entwined vessels, fibers, or neurons. ''Glomerulus'' is the diminutive of the Latin ''glomus'', meaning "ball of yarn".
''Glomerulus'' may refer to:
* the filter ...
, an anatomical term meaning "small ball"
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