Medical Dictionary

glomus jugulare

noun glomus jug·u·la·re \-ˌjəg-yə-ˈlar-ē\

Medical Definition of GLOMUS JUGULARE

:  a mass of chemoreceptors in the adventitia of the dilation in the internal jugular vein where it arises from the transverse sinus in the jugular foramen

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