neuroma

[noo-roh-muh, nyoo-]

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.

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 of neuroma

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

any tumour composed of nerve tissue

Derived Formsneuromatous (njʊˈrɒmətəs), adjective

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neuroma in Medicine

neuroma

[nu-rō′mə]

n. pl. neu•ro•mas

A neoplasm derived from nerve tissue.