or  neu*ri*le*mo*ma  or  neu*ro*lem*mo*ma  n, pl  -mas  or  -ma*ta   :  a tumor of the myelinated sheaths of nerve fibers that consist of Schwann cells in a matrix - called also neurinoma , schwannoma  .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  neurolemmoma 
 
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