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schwannoma

/ʃwɒˈnəʊmə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.54 in modern English

Syllables
schwan-no-ma
IPA
/ʃwɒˈnəʊmə/
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A benign nerve sheath tumour composed of Schwann cells.

Etymology

From Schwann + -oma (from Schwann cell).

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

schwannomas (plural) schwannomata (plural)

Derived Forms

schwannomatosis

Synonyms

neurinoma neurolemmoma neurilemmoma neurilemoma

Questions

How do you pronounce schwannoma?
The recorded pronunciation is /ʃwɒˈnəʊmə/.
What does schwannoma mean?
A benign nerve sheath tumour composed of Schwann cells.
Where does schwannoma come from?
From Schwann + -oma (from Schwann cell).

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