neuroma
noun
neu·ro·ma
nu̇-ˈrō-mə 
nyu̇-
plural neuromas also neuromata
nu̇-ˈrō-mə-tə
nyu̇-
: a tumor or mass growing from a nerve and usually consisting of nerve fibers
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Pain from Morton's neuroma can increase when walking in tight or narrow shoes, or high heels.
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Sarah Richards, Verywell Health, 23 Jan. 2025
Your foot injury may be a condition known as a neuroma, which is an irritation of a nerve between your toes.
—Harlan Selesnick, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2025
Tarsal tunnel syndrome and Morton's neuroma are two conditions that can cause compressed nerves,
In tarsal tunnel syndrome, the posterior tibial nerve—which runs down the leg and into the ankle and foot—is compressed.
—Ruth Jessen Hickman, Md, Health, 23 Dec. 2024
Plantar fasciitis and Morton’s neuroma/fibroma are afflictions that have come and gone.
—Sonaiya Kelley, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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Sarah Richards, Verywell Health, 23 Jan. 2025
Your foot injury may be a condition known as a neuroma, which is an irritation of a nerve between your toes.
—Harlan Selesnick, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2025
Tarsal tunnel syndrome and Morton's neuroma are two conditions that can cause compressed nerves,
In tarsal tunnel syndrome, the posterior tibial nerve—which runs down the leg and into the ankle and foot—is compressed.
—Ruth Jessen Hickman, Md, Health, 23 Dec. 2024
Plantar fasciitis and Morton’s neuroma/fibroma are afflictions that have come and gone.
—Sonaiya Kelley, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Neuroma.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/neuroma. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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neuroma
noun
neu·ro·ma
n(y)u̇-ˈrō-mə
plural neuromas also neuromata
-mət-ə
1
: a tumor or mass growing from a nerve and usually consisting of nerve fibers
2
: a mass of nerve tissue in an amputation stump resulting from abnormal regrowth of the stumps of severed nerves
called also amputation neuroma
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