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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.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of neurofibroma1

First recorded in 1890–95; neuro- + fibroma

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