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Neurofibromatosis Moderate

Origin: Greek suffix -osis

Neurofibromatosis has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

autosomal dominant disease characterized by numerous neurofibromas and by spots on the skin and often by developmental abnormalities

2

A genetic disorder characterized by the presence of multiple neurofibromas under the skin.

See Also
genetic neurofibromin skin neurofibroma schwannomatosis disorder
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
autosomal dominant disease monogenic disorder
Rhyming Words
sis asis ssis osis csis psis isis apsis iasis mysis oasis arsis ensis assis basis lysis tasis sepsis miosis deesis
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