A small rounded cluster of blood vessels or nerve endings, especially in the skin, that helps regulate body temperature and sensation.
From Latin 'glomus' meaning 'ball of yarn' or 'ball-shaped mass,' referring to the tight bundle structure of these vascular formations in anatomy.
Your fingertips contain glomera (plural) that are so sensitive to temperature that they can detect changes of just one degree—they're basically your body's tiny thermal radar system hidden in your skin!
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