malignant neuroma
- noun
- /məˈlɪɡnənt njuˈroʊmə/
- Specialized
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neuroma maligno
- A malignant neuroma can cause severe pain and neurological symptoms depending on its location.
Examples
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The doctor explained that the patient was diagnosed with a malignant neuroma after several imaging tests.
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Treatment options for a malignant neuroma often include surgery and chemotherapy.
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A malignant neuroma can cause severe pain.
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The malignant neuroma diagnosis shocked her family.
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The doctor explained that the patient was diagnosed with a malignant neuroma after several imaging tests.
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Treatment options for a malignant neuroma often include surgery and chemotherapy.
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A malignant neuroma can cause severe pain and neurological symptoms depending on its location.
Synonyms
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Cancer cells that grow without control and can destroy nearby tissue
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A group of harmful cells that grow and spread in the body
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A cancer that grows into nearby tissue and can spread to other parts of the body
A cancer that starts in nerve cells and nearby soft tissue
A harmful growth of body cells that can spread to other parts
How Serious
Surface Forms
Morphology
malignant + neuroma
This is a straightforward adjective + noun composition: 'malignant' (harmful, aggressive tumor) simply modifies 'neuroma' (a tumor of nerve/nerve-related tissue). If a learner knows both constituent meanings, the combined sense 'a cancerous tumor of nerve tissue' is directly derivable, though the noun is specialized medical vocabulary.
Etymology
Malignant neuroma combines the word malignant, meaning 'cancerous' or 'dangerous', and neuroma, meaning a 'nerve tumor'. Think of a harmful growth on a nerve that can cause pain and other problems, so the name means 'a cancerous tumor made of nerve and related tissue'.