degloving /dēglov″ing/ [L, de + AS, glof] , 1. an injury to an extremity—finger, hand, arm, leg, or foot—in which the soft tissue down to the bone, including neurovascular bundles and sometimes tendons, is traumatically peeled off. 2. (in dentistry) the exposure of the bony mandibular anterior or posterior regions by oral surgery or trauma. 3. removal of latex or vinyl hand coverings.
