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neurinoma

neurinoma

9.9
A growth on the covering of a nerve that is often not cancer
  • noun
  • /nɪˈjʊəˌroʊmə/
  • Specialized
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  • The doctor diagnosed her with a benign neurinoma after examining the test results.

Examples

  • After the surgery, the patient was relieved to learn that the neurinoma was not cancerous.

  • Regular check-ups helped in monitoring the growth of the neurinoma on the nerve.

  • Neurilemmomas were first described in 1908 by Verocay, who later called them neurinomas.

    Academic text (2001)

Synonyms

neuroma
vsneurinoma
  • Specialized
3 9.9

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

grows from the nerve sheath rather than originating in nerve tissue itself
neurilemoma
vsneurinoma
  • Specialized
9.9

A non-cancerous lump that grows from the covering of a nerve

is a general term for a tumor from a nerve sheath, not only peripheral cases
schwannoma
vsneurinoma
  • Specialized
9.9

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

forms from the nerve sheath broadly, not only from Schwann cells
neurofibroma
vsneurinoma
  • Specialized
9.9

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

is any tumor from a nerve sheath without stressing fibrous composition

Surface Forms

neurinoma singular
neurinommas plural
neurinomata plural

Morphology

neurinoma = neuron (opaque) = neuri + oma

Formed from the medical combining form 'neur-/neuri-' plus the specialized suffix '-oma' for tumors, which is not transparent to an average B1 learner.

Etymology

Neurinoma comes from the Greek root neuron meaning 'nerve' and the ending -oma meaning 'tumor'. That makes it easy to remember: it literally means a 'nerve tumor', a growth on the covering of a nerve.