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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)