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neuromata

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neu⋅ro⋅ma

[noo-roh-muh, nyoo-]
–noun, plural -mas, -ma⋅ta [-muh-tuh] . Pathology.
a tumor formed of nerve tissue.

Origin:
1830–40; neur- + -oma


neu⋅rom⋅a⋅tous [noo-rom-uh-tuhs, nyoo-] , adjective
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neu·ro·ma   (nŏŏ-rō'mə, nyŏŏ-)   
n.   pl. neu·ro·mas or neu·ro·ma·ta (-mə-tə)
A tumor composed of nerve tissue.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: neu·ro·ma
Pronunciation: n(y)u-'rO-m&
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural neu·ro·mas or neu·ro·ma·ta /-m&t-&/
1 : a tumor or mass growing from a nerve and usually consisting of nerve fibers
2 : a massof nerve tissue in an amputation stump resulting from abnormal regrowth of the stumps of severed nerves called also amputation neuroma
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neuroma neu·ro·ma (n&oobreve;-rō'mə, ny&oobreve;-)
n. pl. neu·ro·mas or neu·ro·ma·ta (-mə-tə)
A neoplasm derived from nerve tissue.

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