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).
NF1 Facts. Neurofibromatosis (NF) is a collective name for a group of genetic conditions in which benign (non-cancerous) growths or tumours affect the nervous system. Neurofibromatosis occurs all over the world and affects men and women equally. There are two types of Neurofibromatosis: NF1 and NF2.