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Noun: neuroma (neuromas,neuromata)  n(y)û'row-mu [N. Amer], nyû'row-mu [Brit]
  1. Any tumour derived from cells of the nervous system
    "The patient developed a painful neuroma at the site of nerve injury"

Derived forms: neuromas, neuromata

Type of: neoplasm, tumor [US], tumour [Brit, Cdn]

Encyclopedia: Neuroma, acoustic