glioma

gli·o·ma

 (glē-ō′mə, glī-)

n. pl. gli·o·mas or gli·o·ma·ta (-mə-tə)

A tumor originating in the neuroglia of the brain or spinal cord.

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[gli(a) + -oma.]

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glioma

(ɡlaɪˈəʊmə)

n, pl -mata (-mətə) or -mas

(Pathology) a tumour of the brain and spinal cord, composed of neuroglia cells and fibres

[C19: from New Latin, from Greek glia glue + -oma]

gliˈomatous adj

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gli•o•ma

(glaɪˈoʊ mə)

n., pl. -mas, -ma•ta (-mə tə)

a tumor of the brain composed of neuroglia.

[1865–70; gli(a) + -oma]

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glioma

any of the predominant category of brain tumors composed of cancerous glial cells (a type of nerve cell).

See also: Cancer

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Noun

1.

glioma - a tumor of the brain consisting of neuroglia glia, neuroglia - sustentacular tissue that surrounds and supports neurons in the central nervous system; glial and neural cells together compose the tissue of the central nervous system brain tumor, brain tumour - a tumor in the brain

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Translations

glióma

glioma

gli·o·ma

n. glioma, neoplasma del cerebro compuesto de células de neuroglia.

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glioma

n glioma m

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