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neurilemoma

neurilemoma

9.9
A non-cancerous lump that grows from the covering of a nerve
  • noun
  • /ˌnɜːrɪlɪˈmoʊmə/
  • Specialized
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  • The doctor explained that a neurilemoma typically grows slowly and is usually not cancerous.

Examples

  • She had previously undergone the removal of an adenoma from the left thyroid lobe and the excision of a neurilemoma from the right vagus nerve.

    Academic text (2005)

  • After the surgery, the patient learned that they had a neurilemoma on their sciatic nerve.

  • During the examination, the neurologist identified a neurilemoma that needed to be monitored.

Synonyms

neuroma
vsneurilemoma
  • Specialized
3 9.9

A small growth on a nerve that is not cancer and can cause pain or numbness

is about tumors of the nerve sheath rather than nerve cell masses
neurinoma
vsneurilemoma
  • Specialized
9.9

A growth on the covering of a nerve that is often not cancer

is the alternative form of the same concept in medical naming
neurofibroma
vsneurilemoma
  • Specialized
9.9

A soft lump that grows on a nerve and can cause pain

emphasizes tumor of the nerve covering rather than its fibrous makeup
schwannoma
vsneurilemoma
  • Specialized
9.9

A non-cancerous growth that starts from the cells covering nerves

refers to tumor of the nerve sheath more generally than the cell origin

Surface Forms

neurilemoma singular
neurilemomas plural

Morphology

neurilemoma = neurilemma (opaque) = neurilemma + oma

Formed by adding the medical suffix '-oma' (tumor) to the technical base 'neurilemma', but both elements are specialized medical terms unlikely to be understood by an average B1 learner.

Etymology

Neurilemoma comes from parts: neur- 'nerve', lemma 'sheath' or 'covering', and -oma 'tumor'. So it literally names a tumor of a nerve's covering.