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Definition of Neurofibroma

1. Noun. Tumor of the fibrous covering of a peripheral nerve.

Definition of Neurofibroma

1. Noun. (medicine) A benign tumor composed of Schwann cells ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Neurofibroma

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Medical Definition of Neurofibroma

1. A neurofibroma is a smooth, polypoid, soft or firm tumour that arises from the Schwann cells and fibroblasts of the neurilemmal sheath. They may grow anywhere in the myelinated nervous system. (27 Sep 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Neurofibroma

Literary usage of Neurofibroma

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Text-book on Minor Surgery by John Colin Vaughan (1922)
"neurofibroma.—Wherever a nerve-trunk is cut across or lacerated the proximal filaments continue to grow, and if unable to reach the distal sheath, ..."

2. Neoplastic Diseases: A Treatise on Tumors by James Ewing (1922)
"neurofibroma of the subcutaneous and deeper nerve trunks. ... Cutaneous neurofibroma. Fibroma Molluscum.—This most frequent tumor of the skin occurs as a ..."

3. Progressive Medicine by Hobart Amory Hare (1905)
"neurofibroma OF THE ACOUSTIC NERVE. This contribution to the surgery of ... The growth of a neurofibroma is slow, and the conductibility of the nerve fibres ..."

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