neurofibroma

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

noun,plural neu·ro·fi·bro·mas, neu·ro·fi·bro·ma·ta [noor-oh-fahy-broh-muh-tuh, nyoor-]. /ˌnʊər oʊ faɪˈbroʊ mə tə, ˌnyʊər-/. Pathology.
  1. a benign neoplasm composed of the fibrous elements of a nerve.

Origin of neurofibroma

1
First recorded in 1890–95; neuro- + fibroma

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