Meanings
nounschwannoma (plural schwannomas or schwannomata)
plural schwannomas · plural schwannomata
- A benign nerve sheath tumour composed of Schwann cells.
Synonyms: neurinoma, neurolemmoma, neurilemmoma, neurilemoma
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA benign nerve sheath tumour composed of Schwann cells.
Origin
From Schwann + -oma (from Schwann cell).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 神經鞘瘤 /神经鞘瘤
- 神經鞘瘤 /神经鞘瘤 (shénjīngqiàoliú)nerve sheath tumour
Czech schwannom, neurinom
- schwannomnerve sheath tumour
- neurinomnerve sheath tumour
Finnish schwannooma, neurinooma
- schwannoomanerve sheath tumour
- neurinoomanerve sheath tumour
- hermosyyn tupen kasvainnerve sheath tumour
French schwannome, neurinome
- schwannomenerve sheath tumour
- neurinomenerve sheath tumour
German Schwannom
- Schwannomnerve sheath tumour
Japanese 神経鞘腫
- 神経鞘腫 (shinkei shōshu)nerve sheath tumour
Russian неврино́ма, шванно́ма
- неврино́ма (nevrinóma)nerve sheath tumour
- шванно́ма (švannóma)nerve sheath tumour
Spanish schwannoma, neurilemoma
- schwannomanerve sheath tumour
- neurilemomanerve sheath tumour
Cite this entry
APA
schwannoma. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/schwannoma
MLA
“schwannoma.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/schwannoma. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “schwannoma,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/schwannoma.
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