neuroma

[noo-roh-muh, nyoo-]

noun

Pathology.

plural

neuromas, neuromata 

1. a tumor formed of nerve tissue.

neuroma

/ njʊˈrəʊmə, njʊˈrɒmətəs /

noun

1. any tumour composed of nerve tissue

Other Word Forms

• neuromatous adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of neuroma¹

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

Example Sentences

In 2019, he praised his wife, calling her an "incredible role model" after she was diagnosed with an acoustic neuroma and had to undergo surgery.

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The pathologist confirmed that the tumor was an acoustic neuroma.

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After an MRI scan ruled out a benign tumor called an acoustic neuroma, Cutter began receiving steroid injections in her ear which, doctors hoped, would restore her hearing.

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Vestibular schwannomas, also called acoustic neuromas, start in the nerve that connects the brain to the ear, according to Cancer Research UK.

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On May 5, Whitney released and relocated the affected nerves and removed three traumatic neuromas — scar balls of nerve endings that develop after an injury.

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