glomangioma /glo·man·gi·o·ma/ (glo-man″je-o´mah) glomus tumor (1).
glomangioma
glo·man·gi·o·ma (gl -m n j - m , glmn-)n. See glomus tumor. |
glomangioma
[glōman′jē·ō′mə] pl., glomangiomas, glomangiomata
Etymology: L, glomus, ball of thread; Gk, angeion, vessel, oma
a benign tumor that develops from a cluster of blood cells in the skin. Also called angiomyoneuroma, angioneuroma.
glomangioma
a painful, benign tumor developing as a result of hypertrophy of a glomus.
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