glioma

gli·o·ma  (gl-m, gl-)

n. pl. gli·o·mas or gli·o·ma·ta (-m-t)

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

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[gli(a) + -oma.]

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glioma [glaɪˈəʊmə]

n pl -mata [-mətə], -mas

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

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

gliomatous  adj

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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

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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