n.
Pronunciation: m ə - ˌ nin-j ē - ' ō -m ə
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -mas also -ma · ta \ - ' ō -m ə -t ə \
Etymology: New Latin
Date: 1922
: a slow-growing encapsulated typically benign tumor arising from the meninges and often causing damage by pressing upon the brain and adjacent parts