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Morton's neuroma

Morton's neuroma noun: a benign neuroma of an intermetatarsal plantar nerve, most commonly of the second and third intermetatarsal spaces, resulting in the entrapment of the affected nerve.

Noun

Morton's neuroma (countable and uncountable, plural Morton's neuromas or Morton's neuromata)

  1. A benign neuroma of an intermetatarsal plantar nerve, most commonly of the second and third intermetatarsal spaces, resulting in the entrapment of the affected nerve.

Forms of Morton's neuroma

pluralMorton's neuromas
pluralMorton's neuromata

Origin of Morton's neuroma

Named after Thomas George Morton, though he was not the first to describe it.

Questions about Morton's neuroma

What does Morton's neuroma mean?
Morton's neuroma means a benign neuroma of an intermetatarsal plantar nerve, most commonly of the second and third intermetatarsal spaces, resulting in the entrapment of the affected nerve.
What part of speech is Morton's neuroma?
Morton's neuroma is a noun.
What is the plural of Morton's neuroma?
The plural of Morton's neuroma is Morton's neuromas.

Words near Morton's neuroma in the dictionary

  1. Morton County
  2. Morton on the Hill
  3. Morton Plains
  4. Morton's fork
  5. Morton's forks
  6. Morton's neuroma
  7. Morton's neuromas
  8. Morton's neuromata
  9. Morton's syndrome
  10. Morton's toe
  11. Morton's toes

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