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neurinoma

/ˌnjʊə.rɪˈnəʊ.mə/

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noun

/ˌnjʊə.rɪˈnəʊ.mə/C2formalmedical
  • ruМедицинский термин для обычно доброкачественной опухоли, развивающейся из оболочки, окружающей нерв.

A medical term for a usually benign tumor that develops from the sheath surrounding a nerve.

  1. Benign nerve sheath tumorC2formalmedical

    A usually non-cancerous growth that develops from the protective sheath (myelin) surrounding a nerve.

    ruДоброкачественная опухоль оболочки нерва

    • The patient was diagnosed with a neurinoma on the auditory nerve.
    • Surgery is often recommended to remove a neurinoma if it causes symptoms.
    • An MRI scan can clearly show the location and size of a neurinoma.

    Synonymsneurilemoma

Forms
  • neurinomas plural form
  • neurinomata plural form
  • neurinomas' possessive plural form
  • neurinomata's possessive plural form
  • neurinoma's possessive singular form