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neurofibroma

American  
[noor-oh-fahy-broh-muh, nyoor-] / ˌnʊər oʊ faɪˈbroʊ mə, ˌnyʊər- /

noun

Pathology.

plural

neurofibromas, neurofibromata

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

Etymology

Origin of neurofibroma

First recorded in 1890–95; neuro- + fibroma

Example Sentences

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Tietze describes a woman of twenty-seven who exhibited a marked type of plexiform neurofibroma.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

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

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

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