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neurofibroma
(redirected from Schwanomas)

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neu·ro·fi·bro·ma  (nr-f-brm, nyr-)
n. pl. neu·ro·fi·bro·mas or neu·ro·fi·bro·ma·ta (-m-t)
A usually benign tumor originating in peripheral nerve fibers and composed chiefly of neurilemma cells.
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Noun1.neurofibroma - tumor of the fibrous covering of a peripheral nerve
neurilemoma
neoplasm, tumor, tumour - an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose
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2006) of the European Ramazzini Foundation of Oncology and Environmental Sciences (ERF) reported that aspartame was associated with an increase in lymphomas and leukemias, transitional cell carcinomas of the renal pelvis and urether, malignant schwanomas of peripheral nerves, and hyperplasia of the olfactory epithelium.
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