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neurofibroma

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
neu-rofi-bro-ma
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A benign tumor composed of fibroblasts surrounding nerve cells

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-wr̥ Proto-Indo-European *snéh₁wr̥der. Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron) Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-)der. English neuro- English fibroma English neurofibroma From neuro- + fibroma.

Inflected Forms

neurofibromas (plural) neurofibromata (plural)

Derived Forms

neurofibromatosis neurofibromin

Phrases

plexiform neurofibroma

Synonyms

neurilemoma

Questions

What does neurofibroma mean?
A benign tumor composed of fibroblasts surrounding nerve cells
Where does neurofibroma come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-wr̥ Proto-Indo-European *snéh₁wr̥der. Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron) Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-)der. English neuro- English fibroma English neurofibroma From neuro- + fibroma.

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