The word derives from the Greek. The longest side of a right-angled triangle is called the hypotenuse which is why the hypotenuse is always the longest side of a right-angled triangle.
Medical Definition of neurodermatitis. plural. neurodermatitises. or. neurodermatititides. \-Ëtit-É-ËdÄz\play. : chronic eczematous dermatitis arising from repeated rubbing or scratching of a real or imagined irritation of the skinâsee lichen simplex chronicus.
Neurofibromatosis is a disease that affects the development and growth of nerve cell tissues. It causes tumors to grow on nerves and can affect many systems in the body including the skin, skeleton, and brain.eurofibromatosis Type 1 is the more common form of the disease, occurring in 1 in 3,000 to 4,000 births. Also known as von Recklinghausen disease, NF1 mostly affects nerves of the outer parts of the body (peripheral nervous system).