neuroma

[ noo-roh-muh, nyoo- ]

/ nʊˈroʊ mə, nyʊ- /

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.

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Origin of neuroma

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

OTHER WORDS FROM neuroma

neu·rom·a·tous

[noo-rom-uh-tuh s, nyoo-] /nʊˈrɒm ə təs, nyʊ-/, adjective

Words nearby neuroma

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

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Example sentences 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 of neuroma

neuromatous (njʊˈrɒmətəs), adjective

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Medical definitions for neuroma

neuroma

[ nu-rō′mə ]

n. pl. neu•ro•mas

A neoplasm derived from nerve tissue.