glioma
/ɡlʌɪˈəʊmə
/noun (plural gliomas or gliomata /ɡlʌɪˈəʊmətə/) Medicine
A malignant tumour of the glial tissue of the nervous system.Malignant brain tumors called gliomas grow and spread into neighboring tissues rapidly....
- Meningeal spread is not uncommon in cases of intracranial gliomas or metastatic carcinoma.
- These 10 tumors accounted for 3.5% of the adult supratentorial malignant gliomas in the series.
Origin
Late 19th century: from Greek glia 'glue' + -oma.
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