neu·ri·lem·mo·ma
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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