Orthopaedics · Nervous System · Medium
Neuroma
Meaning: Benign thickening of nerve tissue, often from chronic compression or irritation.
In practice: Morton's version between the third and fourth metatarsal heads feels like walking on a stone in the shoe.
Word parts
- neur- means nerve
- -oma means a lump, mass or tumour
Many medical words are built from Greek and Latin parts like these, so learning a few helps you work out new terms.
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Which word means: Fibrous joint where bones are bound by ligament and interosseous membrane, allowing little movement.
Answer: Syndesmosis
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Answer: Retropulsion
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