acoustic neuroma

noun

A benign tissue growth situated in the hearing canal.

Similar
vestibular schwannomaneurinoma

Meanings

nounacoustic neuroma (plural acoustic neuromas or acoustic neuromata)

plural acoustic neuromas · plural acoustic neuromata

  1. A benign tissue growth situated in the hearing canal.

    Synonyms: vestibular schwannoma, neurinoma

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA benign tissue growth situated in the hearing canal.

Similar
vestibular schwannomaneurinoma

Origin

Translations

Finnish akustikusneurinooma
  • akustikusneurinoomabenign tissue growth in the hearing canal
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APA

acoustic neuroma. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acoustic%20neuroma

MLA

“acoustic neuroma.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acoustic%20neuroma. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “acoustic neuroma,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acoustic%20neuroma.

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