n, pl  glom*era  also  glo*mi   :  a small arteriovenous anastomosis together with its supporting structures: as  a  :  a vascular tuft that suggests a renal glomerulus and that develops from the embryonic aorta in relation to the pronephros  b  :  CAROTID BODY  c  :  a tuft of the choroid plexus protruding into each lateral ventricle of the brain .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  cal·a·mus 
 
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