See Also: glomus(medicine)
glomus(dictionary)
glomus body(medicine)
glomus caroticum(medicine)
glomus choroideum(medicine)
choroid glomus(medicine)
glomus intravagale(medicine)
glomus coccygeum(medicine)
pulmonary glomus(medicine)
jugular glomus(medicine)

Tuberculin (health) and glomus (iou)


Tuberculin (health)


A protein injected into the skin to test for tuberculosis infection.





glomus (iou)



glomus noun. . M19.
[Latin = ball of thread.]
Anatomy & Zoology. A small body consisting of blood-vessels and associated tissue; esp. any of numerous small structures in the skin of the hands and feet involving a connection between a vein and an artery, and functioning in temperature regulation. Freq. with specifying word.