neuroma

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

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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.

2. traumatic n.

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.

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neu·ro·ma (n-rm)

n. pl. neu·ro·mas or neu·ro·ma·ta (-m-t)

A neoplasm derived from nerve tissue.

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neuroma

[noo͡rō′mə] pl. neuromas, neuromata

Etymology: Gk, neuron + oma, tumor

a benign neoplasm composed chiefly of neurons and nerve fibers, usually arising from a nerve tissue. Pain radiating from the lesion to the periphery of the affected nerve is usually intermittent but may become continuous and severe.

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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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neuroma (nyoorō´m),

n technically, a benign neoplasm of nerve cells. As used in oral disease, the term usually refers to a traumatic neuroma, which is not a true tumor but an overgrowth of nerves associated with injury. The mental foramina and extraction scars are possible oral sites of this painful lesion.

neuroma, amputation,

n See neuroma, traumatic.

neuroma, multiple,

n See neurofibromatosis.

neuroma, traumatic,

n (amputation neuroma), hyperplasia of nerve fibers and their supporting tissues in an exuberant attempt at repair after damage to, or the severing of, a nerve.

Traumatic neuroma.

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neuroma

a tumor or new growth largely made up of nerve cells and nerve fibers.

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acoustic neuroma

a benign tumor within the auditory canal arising from the eighth cranial (acoustic) nerve.

amputation neuroma

traumatic neuroma occurring after amputation of an extremity or part.

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.