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Meaning of GLIOMA

Pronunciation:  glI'owmu

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WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a tumor of the brain consisting of neuroglia
 
 See Also: brain tumor, brain tumour, glia, neuroglia

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\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.

 
Medical Dictionary
 
 Definition: A cancer of the brain that comes from glial, or supportive, cells.
 
Biology Dictionary
 
 Definition: A type of brain cancer that develops from glial cells.
 

 

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