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17 letters · 24 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun autosomal dominant disease characterized by numerous neurofibromas and by spots on the skin and often by developmental abnormalities
originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-wr̥ Proto-Indo-European *snéh₁wr̥der. Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron) Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-)der. English neuro- English fibroma English neurofibroma Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek -ωσις (-ōsis)bor. New Latin -ōsislbor. English -osis English neurofibromatosis From…
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