Below is a glossary of words with a link to their definitions that may help with understanding neurofibromatosis type 1?

• ADHD
• astrocytoma
• attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
• autosomal
• autosomal dominant
• benign
• cancer
• cell
• gene
• glioma
• groin
• hyperactivity
• hypertension
• inguinal
• inheritance
• learning disability
• leukemia
• macrocephaly
• mutation
• nerve cell
• new mutation
• oligodendrocytes
• optic nerve
• pattern of inheritance
• peripheral
• peripheral nerves
• pigmentation
• protein
• Schwann cells
• scoliosis
• short stature
• sign
• stature
• symptom
• tissue
• tumor

You may find definitions for these and many other terms in the Genetics Home Reference Glossary.

See also Understanding Medical Terminology.