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glomus tumor

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Main Entry: glomus tumor
Function: noun
: a painful benign tumor that develops by hypertrophy of a glomus called also glomangioma
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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glomus tumor n.
A painful tumor composed of specialized pericytes that are usually arranged in single encapsulated nodular masses that occur almost exclusively in the skin. Also called angiomyoneuroma, angioneuromyoma, glomangioma.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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