Where does “neurofibroma” come from?
neurofibroma (English) comes from English fibroma, from English oma, from Tibetan འོ་མ, from Tibetan མ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan ma — no, not, negative, not have, none.
neurofibroma (English): A benign tumor composed of Schwann cells
Definitions
- A benign tumor composed of Schwann cells
Ancestry of “neurofibroma”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | fibroma | A benign tumour of fibrous connective tissue |
| 2 | English | oma | grandmother, grandma |
| 3 | Tibetan | འོ་མ | — |
| 4 | Tibetan | མ | mother; goddess; negates the following verb in... |
| 5 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | ma | no, not, negative, not have, none |
Words derived from “neurofibroma”