glomus jugulare

noun
glomus jug·​u·​la·​re | \ -ˌjəg-yə-ˈlar-ē How to pronounce glomus jugulare (audio) \

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