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schwannoma

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ʃwɒˈnəʊmə/

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noun

Meaning 1

A benign nerve sheath tumour composed of Schwann cells.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Schwann + -oma (from Schwann cell).

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 神經鞘瘤 /神经鞘瘤 (shénjīngqiàoliú) — nerve sheath tumour
  • Czech: schwannom — nerve sheath tumour
  • Czech: neurinom — nerve sheath tumour
  • Finnish: schwannooma — nerve sheath tumour
  • Finnish: neurinooma — nerve sheath tumour
  • Finnish: hermosyyn tupen kasvain — nerve sheath tumour
  • French: schwannome — nerve sheath tumour
  • French: neurinome — nerve sheath tumour
  • German: Schwannom — nerve sheath tumour
  • Japanese: 神経鞘腫 (shinkei shōshu) — nerve sheath tumour
  • Russian: неврино́ма (nevrinóma) — nerve sheath tumour
  • Russian: шванно́ма (švannóma) — nerve sheath tumour
  • Serbo-Croatian: švanom — nerve sheath tumour
  • Serbo-Croatian: neurinom — nerve sheath tumour
  • Spanish: schwannoma — nerve sheath tumour
  • Spanish: neurilemoma — nerve sheath tumour