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gli·o·ma (gl

, 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.

[gli(a) + -oma.]

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

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

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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