Neuroma

A neuroma ( /njuːˈroʊmə/) is a growth or tumor of nerve tissue. (Neuro- is from the Greek for nerve and the suffix -oma denotes swelling.) Just as the Latin word for swelling (tumor) is now restricted to neoplasias, the equivalent Greek suffix -oma has shared in that fate. Thus, the typical modern usage of neuroma is for nerve tumors. However, many of the older, more general uses persist.