A glomectomy is an excision of a glomus body or a glomus cell, usually in the case of a glomus tumor. ...
<procedure> Excision of a glomus tumour. ... Origin: L. Glomus + G. Ektome, cutting out ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
(glo-mek´tә-me) excision of a glomus.
Type: Term Pronunciation: glō-mek′tŏ-mē Definitions: 1. Excision of a glomus tumor.
glomectomy Excision of a glomus tumor (painful tumor composed of specialized pericytes that are usually arranged in single encapsulated nodular masses that occur almost exclusively in the skin). A glomus body is a component of the dermis layer of the skin, involved in body temperature regulation. Glomus bodies are most numerous in the fingers and...