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neurofibroma

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

noun

Pathology.

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

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noun

Etymology

Origin of neurofibroma

First recorded in 1890–95; neuro- + fibroma

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