neurofibroma

[ noo r-oh-fahy-broh-muh, nyoo r- ]
/ ˌnʊər oʊ faɪˈbroʊ mə, ˌnyʊər- /

noun, plural neu·ro·fi·bro·mas, neu·ro·fi·bro·ma·ta [noo r-oh-fahy-broh-muh-tuh, nyoo r-] /ˌnʊər oʊ faɪˈbroʊ mə tə, ˌnyʊər-/. Pathology.

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

Origin of neurofibroma

First recorded in 1890–95; neuro- + fibroma

Words nearby neurofibroma

neuroendocrine, neuroendocrinology, neuroepithelium, neurofeedback, neurofibril, neurofibroma, neurofibromatosis, neurofilament, neuroganglion, neurogenesis, neurogenetic

Medical definitions for neurofibroma

neurofibroma
[ nur′ō-fī-brō′mə ]

n.

A moderately firm, benign, nonencapsulated tumor that results from the disorderly proliferation of Schwann cells and that includes portions of nerve fibers. fibroneuroma schwannoma