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

New Latin

First Known Use: circa 1847

Medical Dictionary

noun neu·ro·ma \n(y)u̇-ˈrō-mə\

plural neu·ro·mas also neu·ro·ma·ta \-mət-ə\

: a tumor or mass growing from a nerve and usually consisting of nerve fibers

: 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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