glioma

Noun

Meaning

A tumor springing from the neuroglia or connective tissue of the brain, spinal cord, or other portions of the nervous system.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

astrocytoma anaplastic cancer worm swell lump carcinoma tumor swelling adenoma fibroma tumour osteoma melanoma lymphoma
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Hypernyms

brain tumour brain tumor

Phrases with the word

infiltrating glioma advanced glioma brainstem glioma glioma retina pontine glioma high-grade glioma

Derivatives

gliomata

Anagrams

Maglio mogila

Examples

FALMOUTH – Hunter Richard Barr passed away peacefully on April 26, 2020, surrounded by his loving family following complications from Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma, or DIPG, a pediatric brain tumor. Source: Internet

Being able to predict the course of a patient’s glioma at diagnosis is vital given that it carries a bleak prognosis. Source: Internet

As Kumar sees it, Toca 511/FC has potential to transform the treatment of recurrent high-grade glioma (RHGG), a brain cancer affecting about 14,000 per year with limited-efficacy treatment options. Source: Internet

Most of those childhood ambitions stopped Oct. 16, 2015, the day Kyler was diagnosed with diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma, a childhood cancer better known by its initials, DIPG. Source: Internet

In finding cell phones to be "possibly carcinogenic," the IARC means that heavy cell phone use might -- or might not -- cause a specific form of brain cancer called glioma. Source: Internet

Glioblastoma accounts for 52 percent of all glioma cases worldwide. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

gliofibroma gliogenesis gliogenic glioma retina glioma retina child gliomagenesis