different between glomus vs gloms

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin glomus

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??lo?m?s/

Noun

glomus (plural glomera)

1. A fold of the mesothelium arising near the base of the mesentery in the pronephron, and containing a ball of blood vessels.
2. 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.

Derived terms

• glomus cell
• glomus tumor

Related terms

• glomic
• glomus caroticum
• glomus carotideum
• glomus choroideum
• glomus coccygeum

Anagrams

• moguls

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“form into a ball; ball”). Cognate with Latin globus, glaeba, Sanskrit ??????? (gluntha, “lump”), and Proto-Germanic *klumpô (“mass, lump, clump; clasp”).

Noun

glomus n (genitive glomeris); third declension

1. ball-shaped mass
2. ball of thread, yarn

Declension

Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).

Derived terms

• glomer?
• glomerulus

Related terms

• globus

Descendants

• Aromanian: gljem, gljom
• French: glome
• Italian: ghiomo, gomitolo
• Romanian: ghem
• Sicilian: ghiòmiru

References

• glomus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• glomus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• glomus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• glomus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

English

Verb

gloms

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of glom