Diseases

Morton Neuroma

A nerve inflammation in the foot caused by chronic compression of the plantar nerve between the METATARSAL BONES.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

A nerve inflammation in the foot caused by chronic compression of the plantar nerve between the METATARSAL BONES.

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Synonyms

20 entry terms
  • Intermetatarsal Neuroma
  • Morton's Disease
  • Morton's Metatarsalgia
  • Morton's Neuralgia
  • Morton's Neuroma
  • Disease, Morton's
  • Intermetatarsal Neuromas
  • Metatarsalgia, Morton's
  • Morton Disease
  • Morton Metatarsalgia
  • Morton Neuralgia
  • Mortons Disease
  • Mortons Metatarsalgia
  • Mortons Neuralgia
  • Mortons Neuroma
  • Neuralgia, Morton's
  • Neuroma, Intermetatarsal
  • Neuroma, Morton
  • Neuroma, Morton's
  • Neuromas, Intermetatarsal

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Aspects Covered

35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

non-neoplastic

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History Note

2017

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Previous Indexing

  • Foot Diseases (1964-2016)
  • Metatarsalgia (1966-2016)
  • Neuroma (1964-2016)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Morton Neuroma. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000070607. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000070607
  2. Morton Neuroma. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morton%27s_neuroma
  3. Morton Neuroma. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1948740