Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A tumor originating in the neuroglia of the brain or spinal cord.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In pathology, a tumor composed of neuroglia.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Med.) A tumor springing from the neuroglia or connective tissue of the brain, spinal cord, or other portions of the nervous system.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun pathology A
tumour that arises fromglial cells in thebrain orspinal cord .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a tumor of the brain consisting of neuroglia
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The word glioma itself typically means that this tumor is coming from the brain, as opposed to coming from somewhere else in the body and having spread to the brain.
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Her research has focused on the development of the mammalian brain, and particularly on why a malignant and quick-spreading kind of brain tumor called glioma is so deadly.
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Her research has focused on the development of the mammalian brain, and particularly on why a malignant and quick-spreading kind of brain tumor called glioma is so deadly.
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Her research has focused on the development of the mammalian brain, and particularly on why a malignant and quick-spreading kind of brain tumor called glioma is so deadly.
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In 2004, a rash of early scientific reports suggested that cell phones, which produce radio frequency energy, might cause a fatal form of brain cancer called a glioma.
The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010
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In 2004, a rash of early scientific reports suggested that cell phones, which produce radio frequency energy, might cause a fatal form of brain cancer called a glioma.
The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010
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In 2004, a rash of early scientific reports suggested that cell phones, which produce radio frequency energy, might cause a fatal form of brain cancer called a glioma.
The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010
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The prognosis is very dim for people who get this type of malignant glioma, which is what he had.
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Survival for this kind of brain tumor we now know that Senator Kennedy has, called a glioma, depends upon where it is in the brain and on the type of glioma.
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DANIEL BARROW, NEUROSURGEON: Well, a glioma is a tumor that arises from the brain tissue itself.
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