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Definition of neuroma
neuromas
alsoneuromata
play \nu̇-ˈrō-mə-tə, nyu̇-\: a tumor or mass growing from a nerve and usually consisting of nerve fibers
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Regularly wearing high-heeled, pointed-toe shoes can cause Morton's neuroma, or scar tissue around the nerve, which leads to sharp pain.
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Anyone who has experienced foot pain such as that caused by neuroma, bunions or hammer toes knows how debilitating and discouraging these common foot problems are.
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In 2007, Bricker was diagnosed with acoustic neuroma, a noncancerous brain tumor, and needed surgery to remove it.
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Origin and Etymology of neuroma
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neuroma
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noun
neu·ro·ma
\n(y)u̇-ˈrō-mə\
Medical Definition of neuroma
neuromas
alsoneuromata
\-mət-ə\play1: 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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