Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
nounautosomal dominant disease characterized by numerous neurofibromas and by spots on the skin and often by developmental abnormalities
Similar
von Recklinghausen's disease
Broader
autosomal dominant diseaseautosomal dominant disordermonogenic disordermonogenic disease
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)neh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*snéh₁wr̥
- Ancient Greekνεῦρον (neûron)
- Ancient Greekνευρο- (neuro-)
- Englishneuro-
- Englishfibro-
- Englishfibroma
- Englishneurofibroma
- Englishneurofibromatosis
From neurofibroma + -osis.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan neurofibromatosi
- neurofibromatosigenetic disorder
Danish neurofibromatose
- neurofibromatosegenetic disorder
Finnish neurofibromatoosi
- neurofibromatoosigenetic disorder
French neurofibromatose
- neurofibromatosegenetic disorder
German Neurofibromatose
- Neurofibromatosegenetic disorder
Hungarian neurofibromatózis
- neurofibromatózisgenetic disorder
Italian neurofibromatosi
- neurofibromatosigenetic disorder
Polish nerwiakowłókniakowatość
- nerwiakowłókniakowatośćgenetic disorder
Romanian neurofibromatoză
- neurofibromatozăgenetic disorder
Russian нѐйрофѝбромато́з
- нѐйрофѝбромато́з (nèjrofìbromatóz)genetic disorder
Spanish neurofibromatosis
- neurofibromatosisgenetic disorder
Thai แสนปม
- แสนปม (sɛ̌ɛn-bpom)genetic disorder
Ukrainian нейрофібромато́з
- нейрофібромато́з (nejrofibromatóz)genetic disorder
Cite this entry
APA
neurofibromatosis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neurofibromatosis
MLA
“neurofibromatosis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neurofibromatosis. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “neurofibromatosis,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neurofibromatosis.
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