neurofibroma

[ noor-oh-fahy-broh-muh, nyoor- ]

noun

, Pathology.

, plural neu·ro·fi·bro·mas, neu·ro·fi·bro·ma·ta [n, oo, r-oh-fahy-, broh, -m, uh, -t, uh, ny, oo, r-].

1. a benign neoplasm composed of the fibrous elements of a nerve.

Word History and Origins

Origin of neurofibroma¹

First recorded in 1890–95; neuro- + fibroma

Example Sentences

That one, a neurofibroma the size of a basketball, was not malignant, and was surgically removed.

From New York Times

False neuromas, or neurofibromas, are knotty, spreading tumors of the size of a large potato, which are developed within the nerve sheaths and composed of nerve fibers and connective tissue bands interlaced.

From Project Gutenberg

Among neuromata, multiple neurofibroma is of considerable interest, chiefly for the extent of general involvement.

From Project Gutenberg