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A tumor of the brain consisting of neuroglia
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glioma
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Wikipedia
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A glioma is a type of tumor that starts in the brain or spine . It is called a glioma because it arises from glial cells . The most common site of gliomas is the brain . Gliomas make up about 30% of all brain and central nervous system tumors and 80% of ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
type of brain tumor, 1870, medical Latin, literally "glue tumor," from Greek glia "glue" + -oma .
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a tumor of the brain consisting of neuroglia [also: gliomata (pl)]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context pathology English) A tumour that arises from glial cells in the brain or spinal cord.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Glioma \Gli*o"ma\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? glue + -oma.] (Med.) A tumor springing from the neuroglia or connective tissue of the brain, spinal cord, or other portions of the nervous system.
Usage examples of glioma.
Then, boom, into a null-g suite, with a proleptic copula imbedded in their gliomas.
Finally, the diagnosis: a glioma -- a tumor the size of a golf ball on one of his frontal lobes -- malignant, growing, an d encroaching so thoroughly on vascular tissue that surgical removal was impossible, even by liquefaction or laser.