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Any tumor derived from cells of the nervous system
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neuroma
Word definitions for neuroma in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Neuroma \Neu*ro"ma\, n. [NL. See Neuro- , and -oma .] (Med.) A tumor developed on, or connected with, a nerve, esp. one consisting of new-formed nerve fibers.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context pathology English) A tumour composed of nerve cells
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
A neuroma (plural: neuromata or neuromas ) is a growth or tumor of nerve tissue. Neuromas tend to be benign (i.e. not cancerous ); many nerve tumors , including those that are commonly malignant , are nowadays referred to by other terms. Neuromas can arise ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. any tumor derived from cells of the nervous system [also: neuromata (pl)]
Usage examples of neuroma.
Osler the tubercula dolorosa or true fascicular neuroma is not always made up of nerve-fibers, but, as shown by Hoggan, may be an adenomatous growth of the sweat-glands.
Quoted by Senn, Campbell de Morgan met with a plexiform neuroma of the musculo-spiral nerve and its branches.