NEUROMA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: neuromata   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any tumor derived from cells of the nervous system

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("neuroma" is a kind of...):

neoplasm; tumor; tumour (an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose)

Derivation:

neuromatous (of or relating to or caused by neuromas)

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