Full Definition of KANGAROO. : any of various herbivorous leaping marsupial mammals (family Macropodidae) of Australia, New Guinea, and adjacent islands with a small head, large ears, long powerful hind legs, a long thick tail used as a support and in balancing, and rather small forelegs not used in locomotion. a leaping mammal of Australia and nearby islands that feeds on plants and has long powerful hind legs, a thick tail used as a support in standing or walking, and in the female a pouch on the abdomen in which the young are carried.
Factors that appear to contribute to Morton's neuroma include: 1  High heels. Wearing high-heeled shoes or shoes that are tight or ill fitting can place extra pressure on your toes and the ball of your foot.  Certain sports.
Neuroma. Morton's neuroma is not a benign tumor, but a thickening of the tissue surrounding the digital nerve as it extends to the toes. Morton's neuroma is considered a nerve compression, or entrapment, and is treated differently than a neuroma resulting from an operation or injury. A neuroma is a scar of nerve tissue that typically forms on the branch of a sensory nerve after an injury to that nerve. Neuromas often occur in patients after surgical procedures such as abdominal or cranial operations, as a result of cuts and lacerations that affect nerves and after amputations.