MENINGIOMA


Meaning of MENINGIOMA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ mə-ˌnin-jē-ˈō-mə ]

noun

( plural -mas also me·nin·gi·o·ma·ta -ˈō-mə-tə)

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

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