Skip to content

Acoustic neuroma

OtolaryngologyNeurosurgeryImportant

Benign tumor arising from the vestibulocochlear nerve, causing hearing loss and tinnitus.

Korean

청신경 종양

전정 와우 신경에서 발생하는 양성 종양; 청력 소실과 이명을 유발.

French

Schwannome vestibulaire(Neurinome acoustique)

Tumeur bénigne issue du nerf vestibulocochléaire, causant perte auditive et acouphènes.

Word parts

  • acous/oRoot(Greek) Hearing, sound
  • neur/oRoot(Greek) Nerve
  • -icSuffix(Greek) Pertaining to
  • -omaSuffix(Greek) Tumor, mass

More in Otolaryngology