definitions

neuroma

[ noo-roh-muh, nyoo- ]
/ nʊˈroʊ mə, nyʊ- /
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noun, plural neu·ro·mas, neu·ro·ma·ta [noo-roh-muh-tuh, nyoo-] /nʊˈroʊ mə tə, nyʊ-/. Pathology.

a tumor formed of nerve tissue.

Nearby words

neurological, neurologist, neurology, neurolysin, neurolysis, neuroma, neuroma cutis, neuroma telangiectodes, neuromalacia, neuromarketing, neuromast

Origin of neuroma

First recorded in 1830–40; neur- + -oma

Related forms

neu·rom·a·tous [noo-rom-uh-tuh s, nyoo-] /nʊˈrɒm ə təs, nyʊ-/, adjective
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Examples from the Web for neuroma

  • Neuroma is a clinical term applied to all tumours, irrespective of their structure, which have their seat in nerves.

    Manual of Surgery|Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles

  • Angioma, lymphangioma, and neuroma are described with the disease of the individual tissues.

    Manual of Surgery|Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles

  • Neuroma usually develops within the sheath of the nerve with or without implicating the nerve fibers.

    Special Report on Diseases of the Horse|United States Department of Agriculture

British Dictionary definitions for neuroma

neuroma

/ (njʊˈrəʊmə) /

noun plural -mata (-mətə) or -mas

any tumour composed of nerve tissue

Derived Forms

neuromatous (njʊˈrɒmətəs), adjective
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Medicine definitions for neuroma

neuroma

[ nu-rō′mə ]

n. pl. neu•ro•mas

A neoplasm derived from nerve tissue.
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