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A tumor of the brain consisting of neuroglia
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glioma
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a tumor of the brain consisting of neuroglia [also: gliomata (pl)]
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 ...
Wiktionary
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n. (context pathology English) A tumour that arises from glial cells in the brain or spinal cord.
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 .
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.