First Known Use: circa 1847
Dictionary
neuroma
noun neu·ro·ma \nu̇-ˈrō-mə, nyu̇-\
plural neu·ro·mas also neu·ro·ma·ta \-mə-tə\
Definition of NEUROMA
: a tumor or mass growing from a nerve and usually consisting of nerve fibers
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Origin of NEUROMA
New Latin
Medical Dictionary
neuroma
noun neu·ro·ma \n(y)u̇-ˈrō-mə\
plural neu·ro·mas also neu·ro·ma·ta \-mət-ə\
Medical Definition of NEUROMA
1
: a tumor or mass growing from a nerve and usually consisting of nerve fibers
2
: a mass of nerve tissue in an amputation stump resulting from abnormal regrowth of the stumps of severed nerves—called also amputation neuroma
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