NEUROFIBROMATOSIS

Meaning of NEUROFIBROMATOSIS in English

[neu.ro.fi.bro.ma.to.sis] n [NL, fr. neurofibromat-, neurofibroma] (1896): a disorder inherited as an autosomal dominant and characterized esp. by brown spots on the skin, neurofibromas of peripheral nerves, and deformities of subcutaneous tissue and bone

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NEUROFIBROMATOSIS — noun Etymology: New Latin, from neurofibromat-, neurofibroma Date: 1896 a disorder inherited as an autosomal dominant and characterized especially by …
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NEUROFIBROMATOSIS — “+ noun Etymology: New Latin, from neurofibromat-, neurofibroma + -osis : a condition marked by the presence of many neurofibromas …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NEUROFIBROMATOSIS — /noor'oh fuy broh'meuh toh"sis, nyoor'-/ , n. Pathol. a dominantly inherited genetic disorder characterized by flat brown patches on the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NEUROFIBROMATOSIS — noun Etymology: New Latin, from neurofibromat-, neurofibroma Date: 1896 : a disorder inherited as an autosomal dominant and characterized especially …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NEUROFIBROMATOSIS — [ ˌnjʊərə(ʊ)fʌɪˌbrəʊmə'təʊsɪs ] ■ noun Medicine a disease in which neurofibromas form throughout the body.
Concise Oxford English vocab
NEUROFIBROMATOSIS — either of two hereditary disorders characterized by distinctive skin lesions and by benign, progressively enlarging tumours of the nervous system. …
Britannica English vocabulary
NEUROFIBROMATOSIS — нейрофиброматоз, болезнь Реклингхаузена
Новый Англо-Русский медицинский словарь
NEUROFIBROMATOSIS — n. Pronunciation: -( ˌ )f ī - ˌ br ō -m ə - ' t ō -s ə s Function: …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
NEUROFIBROMATOSIS (NF1) — Hereditary disorder characterized by cafe-au-lait (coffee-with-milk spots on the skin and a tendency to tumors) also known as von Recklinghausen's …
English Dictionary of Medicine
NEUROFIBROMATOSIS TYPE 2 — NF2. A genetic condition in which tumors form on the nerves of the inner ear and cause loss of hearing …
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
NEUROFIBROMATOSIS TYPE 1 — NF1. A rare genetic condition that causes brown spots and tumors on the skin, freckling in skin areas not exposed …
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
ACOUSTIC NEUROFIBROMATOSIS — A genetic condition in which tumors form on the nerves of the inner ear and cause loss of hearing and …
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
INCOMPLETED NEUROFIBROMATOSIS — - abortive neurofibromatosis
Новый Англо-Русский медицинский словарь
INCOMPLETE NEUROFIBROMATOSIS — невыраженный нейрофиброматоз
Новый Англо-Русский медицинский словарь
ABORTIVE NEUROFIBROMATOSIS — - incompleted neurofibromatosis незавершенный нейрофиброматоз
Новый Англо-Русский медицинский словарь
VON RECKLINGHAUSEN'S DISEASE — -ˈrekliŋˌhau̇zənz- noun Usage: usually capitalized R Etymology: after Friedrich D. von Recklinghausen died 1910 German pathologist : neurofibromatosis
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RECKLINGHAUSEN'S DISEASE — noun Usage: usually capitalized R Etymology: after F. D. von Recklinghausen died 1910 German pathologist : neurofibromatosis
Webster's New International English Dictionary
-OSIS — a suffix occurring in nouns that denote actions, conditions, or states ( hypnosis; leukocytosis; osmosis ), esp. disorders or abnormal …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ELEPHANT MAN'S DISEASE — neurofibromatosis. [ from the name given to Englishman John Merrick (1862 or 63-90), who suffered from an extreme form of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Britannica English vocabulary
RECKLINGHAUSEN, FRIEDRICH DANIEL VON — born Dec. 2, 1833, Gtersloh, Ger. died Aug. 26, 1910, Strasbourg German pathologist, best known for his descriptions of two …
Britannica English vocabulary
ELEPHANT MAN — born Aug. 5, 1862, Leicester, Leicestershire, Eng. died April 11, 1890, London byname of Joseph Carey Merrick disfigured person who, …
Britannica English vocabulary
ILLNESS — n. 25B6; noun SICKNESS, disease, ailment, complaint, malady, affliction, infection, indisposition; ill health, poor health, infirmity; informal bug, virus; Brit. …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SYNDROME, PROTEUS — A disturbance of cell growth including benign tumors under the skin, overgrowth of the body, often more on one side …
English Dictionary of Medicine
PROTEUS SYNDROME — A disturbance of cell growth including benign tumors under the skin, overgrowth of the body, often more on one side …
English Dictionary of Medicine
PENETRANCE — The likelihood a given gene will result in disease. For example, if half (50%) of the people with the neurofibromatosis …
English Dictionary of Medicine
IMPRINTING
English Dictionary of Medicine
OVERGROWTH SYNDROME — A group of genetic disorders in which there is an abnormal increase in the size of the body or a …
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
NF1 — Neurofibromatosis type 1. A rare genetic condition that causes brown spots and tumors on the skin, freckling in skin areas …
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms

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