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neuroma

[noo-roh-muh, nyoo-]
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noun, plural neu·ro·mas, neu·ro·ma·ta [noo-roh-muh-tuh, nyoo-] /nʊˈroʊ mə tə, nyʊ-/. Pathology.
  1. a tumor formed of nerve tissue.
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Origin of neuroma

First recorded in 1830–40; neur- + -oma
Related formsneu·rom·a·tous [noo-rom-uh-tuh s, nyoo-] /nʊˈrɒm ə təs, nyʊ-/, adjective
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Examples from the Web for neuroma

Historical Examples

  • 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

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

    Manual of Surgery

    Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles

  • 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

British Dictionary definitions for neuroma

neuroma

noun plural -mata (-mətə) or -mas
  1. any tumour composed of nerve tissue
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Derived Formsneuromatous (njʊˈrɒmətəs), adjective
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neuroma in Medicine

neuroma

(nu-rō′mə)
n. pl. neu•ro•mas
  1. A neoplasm derived from nerve tissue.
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