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A tumor arising in the meninges which surround the brain and spinal cord
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meningioma
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n. a tumor arising in the meninges which surround the brain and spinal cord; usually slow growing and sometimes malignant
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Meningiomas are a diverse set of tumors arising from the meninges , the membranous layers surrounding the central nervous system . They arise from the arachnoid "cap" cells of the arachnoid villi in the meninges. These tumors usually are benign in nature; ...
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n. (context pathology English) A common tumour of the central nervous system, occurring in the meninges, usually benign.
Usage examples of meningioma.
At craniotomy there was found, not a meningioma as had been hoped, but a huge carcinoma involving the orbitofrontal aspects of both frontal lobes.
The meningioma was on the right side of her face, extending from the bridge of her nose and over the cheek, forming a bulbous purple mass, punctuated by scars where it had ulcerated over the years.
At craniotomy there was found, not a meningioma as had been hoped, but a huge carcinoma involving the orbitofrontal aspects of both frontal lobes.