Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: 1  Praecipe(noun) a writ commanding something to be done, or requiring a reason for neglecting it. 2  Praecipe(noun) a paper containing the particulars of a writ, lodged in the office out of which the writ is to be issued.
Neurofibromatosis type 2 is a disorder characterized by the growth of noncancerous tumors in the nervous system. The most common tumors associated with neurofibromatosis type 2 are called vestibular schwannomas or acoustic neuromas. These growths develop along the nerve that carries information from the inner ear to the brain (the auditory nerve).
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an inherited condition that causes problems with lung function, and also, often, with digestion. CF causes thick, sticky mucus and fluids to build up in certain organs in the body, especially the lungs and the pancreas.