glomus jugulare tumor
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glo·mus ju·gu·la·re tu·mor
a glomus tumor arising from the jugular glomus and usually presenting initially in the hypotympanum.
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che·mo·dec·to·ma
(kē'mō-dek-tō'mă)A relatively rare, usually benign neoplasm originating in the chemoreceptor tissue of the carotid body, glomus jugulare, and aortic bodies.
Compare: paraganglioma
Synonym(s): glomus jugulare tumor.
Compare: paraganglioma
Synonym(s): glomus jugulare tumor.
[chemo- + G. dektēs, receiver, fr. dechomai, to receive, + -oma, tumor]
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