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SCHWANNOMA

Specialty Definition: SCHWANNOMA

DomainDefinition

Health

A tumor of the peripheral nervous system that begins in the nerve sheath (protective covering). It is almost always benign, but rare malignant schwannomas have been reported. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Non-Fiction Usage: SCHWANNOMA

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Health

One of the more common forms of schwannoma affects the eighth cranial nerve, which contains nerve cells important for balance and hearing. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: SCHWANNOMA

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

schwannoma

66

facial schwannoma

5

vestibular schwannoma

5

schwannoma tumor

4

acoustic schwannoma

4
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: SCHWANNOMA

Language Translations for "SCHWANNOMA"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

schwannoma (neurilemmoma, neurinoma, periferal glioma), schwannom (neurilemmoma, neurinoma, periferal glioma), perineuralt fibrom (neurilemmoma, neurinoma, periferal glioma), neurinoma (neurilemmoma, neurinoma, periferal glioma), neurinom (neurilemmoma, neurinoma, periferal glioma). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

schwannoom (neurilemmoma, neurinoma, periferal glioma), schwannoma (neurilemmoma, neurinoma, periferal glioma), neurinoom (neurilemmoma, neurinoma, periferal glioma), neurinoma (neurilemmoma, neurinoma, periferal glioma), neurilemmoon (neurilemmoma, neurinoma, periferal glioma). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

schwannooma (neurilemmoma, neurinoma, periferal glioma), neurinooma (neurilemmoma, neurinoma, periferal glioma), neurilemmooma (neurilemmoma, neurinoma, periferal glioma), hermosyyn tupen kasvain (neurilemmoma, neurinoma, periferal glioma). (various references)

   

French

  

schwannome, neurinome, neurilemmome. (various references)

   

German

  

Schwannom (neurilemmoma, neurinoma, periferal glioma), Verocay Neurinom (neurilemmoma, neurinoma, periferal glioma), Neurofibrom (neurilemmoma, neurinoma, neurofibroma, periferal glioma), Neurinom (neurilemmoma, neurinoma, periferal glioma), Neurilemom (neurilemmoma, neurinoma, periferal glioma), neurales Fibroblastom (neurilemmoma, neurinoma, periferal glioma). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

σβάννωμα (neurilemmoma, neurinoma, periferal glioma), νευρίνωμα (neurilemmoma, neurinoma, periferal glioma). (various references)

   

Italian

  

schwannoma (neurilemmoma, neurinoma, periferal glioma), neurinoma (neurilemmoma, neurinoma, periferal glioma), neurilemmoma (neurilemmoma, neurinoma, periferal glioma). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

annomaschway

   

Portuguese

  

schwanoma (neurilemmoma, neurinoma, periferal glioma), glioma periférico (neurilemmoma, neurinoma, periferal glioma). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

schwannoma (neurilemmoma, neurinoma, periferal glioma), neurocitoma (neurilemmoma, neurinoma, periferal glioma), neurinoma (neurilemmoma, neurinoma, periferal glioma), glioma periférico (neurilemmoma, neurinoma, periferal glioma). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

schwannom (neurilemmoma, neurinoma, periferal glioma), schwannogliom (neurilemmoma, neurinoma, periferal glioma), neurinom (neurilemmoma, neurinoma, periferal glioma). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: SCHWANNOMA

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-a-c-h-m-n-n-o-s-w"

-3 letters: chanson, hosanna, noncash, showman, snowman.

-4 letters: ashcan, ashman, cahows, cannas, canons, cashaw, choana, cowman, hansom, honans, macaws, machos, macons, mannas, mascon, mochas, nachas, nachos, shaman, socman, womans.

-5 letters: amahs, ancon, annas, anoas, awash, cahow, camas, canna, canon, canso, chams, chaos, chasm, chaws, chows, comas, conns, hansa, honan, macaw, macho, machs, macon, manas, manna.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Quotations: Non-fiction
2. Expressions: Internet
3. Translations: Modern
4. Anagrams
5. Bibliography


  

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