glomus coccygeum

glomus coccygeum: glomus coc·cy·ge·um -käk-'sij-ē-əm n a small mass of vascular tissue situated near the tip of the coccyx called also coccygeal body, coccygeal gland, Luschka's gland

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[TA] coccygeal body: an oval structure consisting of irregular masses of spherical or polyhedral epithelioid cells grouped around a dilated, sinusoidal capillary vessel, occurring anterior to, or immediately inferior to, the apex of the coccyx, at the termination of the median sacral vessels. Called also coccygeal gland, corpus coccygeum, and Luschka body or gland.

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coccygeum — see GLOMUS COCCYGEUM … Medical dictionary
corpus coccygeum — glomus coccygeum … Medical dictionary
glomus — 1. [TA] A small globular body. 2. A highly organized arteriolovenular anastomosis forming a tiny nodular focus in the nailbed, pads of the fingers and toes, ears, hands, and feet and many other organs of the body. The afferent arteriole enters… … Medical dictionary
Glomus — Glo̱mus [aus gleichbed. lat. glomus, Gen.: glomeris] s; , ...mera: Knäuel, Knoten (Anat.). Glo̱mus caro̱ticum: knotenförmiges ↑parasympathisches ↑Paraganglion im Teilungswinkel der ↑Arteria carotis communis (dient der Atmungs und… … Das Wörterbuch medizinischer Fachausdrücke
Coccygeal glomus — Section of an irregular nodule of the glomus coccygeum. X 85. The section shows the fibrous covering of the nodule, the bloodvessels within it, and the epithelial cells of which it is constituted. Latin glomus coccygeum … Wikipedia
Luschka body — glomus coccygeum … Medical dictionary
arteriococcygeal gland — glomus coccygeum … Medical dictionary
Luschka gland — glomus coccygeum … Medical dictionary
гломус копчиковый — (glomus coccygeum, BNA) см. Копчиковое тельце … Большой медицинский словарь
Гло́мус ко́пчиковый — (glomus coccygeum, BNA) см. Копчиковое тельце … Медицинская энциклопедия

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