NEUROMA


Meaning of NEUROMA in English

n(y)üˈrōmə noun

( plural neuro·mas -məz ; or neuro·ma·ta -məd.ə)

Etymology: New Latin, from neur- + -oma

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, pseudoneuroma

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