neuroma

neu·ro·ma

noun \n(y)u̇-ˈrō-mə\

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

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