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Noun: neurofibromatosis  ,n(y)ûr-ow,fI-brow-mu'tow-sus [N. Amer], ,nyûr-ow,fI-brow-mu'tow-sus [Brit]
  1. Autosomal dominant disease characterized by numerous neurofibromas and by spots on the skin and often by developmental abnormalities
    - von Recklinghausen's disease

Derived forms: neurofibromatosises

Type of: autosomal dominant disease, autosomal dominant disorder, monogenic disease, monogenic disorder

Encyclopedia: Neurofibromatosis, Type IV, of Riccardi

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