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