Etymology

glomus

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Today it means: A fold of the mesothelium arising near the base of the mesentery in the pronephron, and containing a ball of blood vessels. Full definition →

Latin glomus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromglomus“ball-shaped mass”
  2. English todayglomus

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

Words from the same roots

Latinglomus all →

glomeglomeruleglomuliferous

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