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false neuroma

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neuroma /neu·ro·ma/ (ndbobr-ro´mah) a tumor growing from a nerve or made up largely of nerve cells and nerve fibers.neurom´atous
acoustic neuroma  a benign tumor within the internal auditory canal arising from Schwann cells of the eighth cranial (acoustic) nerve.
amputation neuroma  traumatic n.
neuroma cu´tis  neuroma in the skin.
false neuroma 
1. one which does not contain nerve cells.
Morton's neuroma  the neuroma that results from Morton's neuralgia.
plexiform neuroma  one made up of contorted nerve trunks.
neuroma telangiecto´des  one containing an excess of blood vessels.
traumatic neuroma  a nonneoplastic, unorganized, bulbous or nodular mass of nerve fibers and Schwann cells produced by hyperplasia of nerve fibers and their supporting tissues after accidental or purposeful sectioning of the nerve.

false neuroma

false neuroma.
1 a neoplasm that does not contain nerve elements.

neuroma [noo͡-ro´mah]
a tumor or new growth largely made up of nerve cells and nerve fibers. adj., adj neurom´atous.
acoustic neuroma a benign tumor within the auditory canal arising from the eighth cranial (acoustic) nerve. Hearing loss begins in the teens or early 20's and may be surgically managed. Acoustic neuroma is a manifestation of Type II neurofibromatosis.
amputation neuroma traumatic neuroma occurring after amputation of a limb or other part.
neuroma cu´tis neuroma in the skin.
false neuroma one that does not contain nerve elements.
plexiform neuroma one made up of contorted nerve trunks.
neuroma telangiecto´des one containing an excess of blood vessels.
traumatic neuroma an unorganized bulbous or nodular mass of nerve fibers and Schwann cells produced by hyperplasia of nerve fibers and their supporting tissues after accidental or purposeful sectioning of the nerve.


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