glomus
/ˈɡloʊməs/noun
glomus is spelled G-L-O-M-U-S: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 182,517th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, glomus means “A fold of the mesothelium arising near the base of the mesentery in the pronephron, and containing a ball of blood vessels” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of glomus is glomera.
How many letters and syllables are in glomus?
| Letters | 6: G-L-O-M-U-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 35 million words; the 182,517th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is glomus?
Glomus appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 182,517th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce glomus?
- /ˈɡloʊməs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of glomus
- glomera plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does glomus mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 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.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does glomus come from?
Borrowed from Latin glomus (“ball-shaped mass”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).