GLIOMA


Meaning of GLIOMA in English

[ glʌɪ'əʊmə ]

■ noun ( plural ~s or ~ta -mətə ) Medicine a malignant tumour of the glial tissue of the nervous system.

Origin

C19: from Gk glia 'glue' + -oma .

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