neuroma

noun

neu·​ro·​ma nu̇-ˈrō-mə How to pronounce neuroma (audio)
nyu̇-
plural neuromas also neuromata nu̇-ˈrō-mə-tə How to pronounce neuroma (audio)
nyu̇-
: a tumor or mass growing from a nerve and usually consisting of nerve fibers

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But in a small percentage of acoustic neuroma cases, the tumor stops growing. Erica Sloan, SELF, 14 Aug. 2024 Acoustic neuromas, tumors of the nerves that affect hearing and balance, are the characteristic features of NF-2. Brigid Dwyer, Verywell Health, 20 July 2024 Eberlin pointed to the pea-sized knob, called a neuroma. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 1 July 2023 Stafford, 34, was diagnosed with a benign brain tumor, an acoustic neuroma, in April 2019. Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 25 July 2023 See all Example Sentences for neuroma 

Word History

Etymology

New Latin

First Known Use

1829, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of neuroma was in 1829

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“Neuroma.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/neuroma. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

Medical Definition

neuroma

noun
neu·​ro·​ma n(y)u̇-ˈrō-mə How to pronounce neuroma (audio)
plural neuromas also neuromata -mət-ə How to pronounce neuroma (audio)
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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