- gliomata
- n. tumor of the brain
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
gliomata
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glioma — gliomatous /gluy oh meuh teuhs, om euh /, adj. /gluy oh meuh/, n., pl. gliomas, gliomata / meuh teuh/. a tumor of the brain composed of neuroglia. [1865 70; < NL; see GLIA, OMA] * * * ▪ tumour plural Gliomas, or Gliomata, a cancerous… … Universalium
glioma — noun (plural mas; also gliomata) Etymology: New Latin, from glia Date: 1870 a tumor arising from glial cells … New Collegiate Dictionary
glioma — [glʌɪ əʊmə] noun (plural gliomas or gliomata mətə) Medicine a malignant tumour of the glial tissue of the nervous system. Origin C19: from Gk glia glue + oma … English new terms dictionary
glioma — /glaɪˈoʊmə/ (say gluy ohmuh) noun (plural gliomas or gliomata /glaɪˈoʊmətə/ (say gluy ohmuhtuh)) a tumour arising from and consisting of neuroglia. {New Latin, from Greek glia glue + ōma oma} –gliomatous /glaɪˈoʊmətəs/ (say gluy ohmuhtuhs),… …
glioma — [glī ō′mə; ] also [ glēō′mə] n. pl. gliomata [glī ō′mə tə, glē ōmə tə] or gliomas [ModL < MGr glia (see GLIADIN) + ōma (see OMA)] a tumor of the brain, spinal cord, etc., composed of tissue that normally forms the supporting structure of… … English World dictionary
