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
neuroma cutis,
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.
neuroma cu·tis (ky  t s)n. Neurofibroma of the skin. |
neuroma cutis,
a neoplasm in the skin that contains nerve tissue and may be extremely sensitive to painful stimuli.
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