meningioma
noun
me·nin·gi·o·ma mə-ˌnin-jē-ˈō-mə 
plural meningiomas also meningiomata mə-ˌnin-jē-ˈō-mə-tə
: a slow-growing encapsulated typically benign tumor arising from the meninges and often causing damage by pressing upon the brain and adjacent parts
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The most common would be a meningioma, a tumor of the tissue that lines the brain. 
New York Times, 17 Mar. 2022 Doctors rushed her into surgery and removed a meningioma, which grows in the lining around the brain. al, 20 Sep. 2021 The results showed a tentorial meningioma, a benign tumor located where the brain connects to the brainstem. Norma Gonzalez, The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 Sep. 2021 In his waiting area, Chelsea—of the onetime meningioma—stands tall, smiling, with her bike helmet in hand. Daphne Beal, Vogue, 10 Aug. 2018 Ambiguous results plagued small studies that tested mifepristone to control meningioma, a slow-growing brain tumor with progesterone receptors. Marie Mccullough, Philly.com, 3 July 2018 In April 2017, Maria Menounos' life changed forever after the unthinkable happened — an MRI revealed a benign brain tumor diagnosed as meningioma. Kara Ladd, Redbook, 21 June 2018 In her first televised interview since undergoing a seven-hour surgery to remove a golf-ball-sized meningioma brain tumor in June, former E! Country Living, 21 July 2017 Renee — who has been married to Scott for over and decade and shares daughter Bailey DeLuca, 10, with him — had previously been diagnosed with two meningioma brain tumors. Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com, 10 Mar. 2018 See More
New York Times, 17 Mar. 2022 Doctors rushed her into surgery and removed a meningioma, which grows in the lining around the brain. al, 20 Sep. 2021 The results showed a tentorial meningioma, a benign tumor located where the brain connects to the brainstem. Norma Gonzalez, The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 Sep. 2021 In his waiting area, Chelsea—of the onetime meningioma—stands tall, smiling, with her bike helmet in hand. Daphne Beal, Vogue, 10 Aug. 2018 Ambiguous results plagued small studies that tested mifepristone to control meningioma, a slow-growing brain tumor with progesterone receptors. Marie Mccullough, Philly.com, 3 July 2018 In April 2017, Maria Menounos' life changed forever after the unthinkable happened — an MRI revealed a benign brain tumor diagnosed as meningioma. Kara Ladd, Redbook, 21 June 2018 In her first televised interview since undergoing a seven-hour surgery to remove a golf-ball-sized meningioma brain tumor in June, former E! Country Living, 21 July 2017 Renee — who has been married to Scott for over and decade and shares daughter Bailey DeLuca, 10, with him — had previously been diagnosed with two meningioma brain tumors. Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com, 10 Mar. 2018 See More Word History
Etymology
New Latin
First Known Use
1922, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
meningioma
noun
me·nin·gi·o·ma mə-ˌnin-jē-ˈō-mə
plural meningiomas also meningiomata -ˈō-mət-ə
: a slow-growing encapsulated tumor arising from the meninges and often causing damage by pressing upon the brain and adjacent parts