meningioma

Noun

Meaning

a tumor arising in the meninges which surround the brain and spinal cord; usually slow growing and sometimes malignant

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Synonyms

cancer carcinoma sarcoma adenoma tumour acromegaly melanoma lymphoma glioblastoma neuroblastoma malignant tumor astrocytoma c. benign tumor brain cancer

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Hypernyms

neoplasm tumor tumour

Close letter words and terms

meninges meningic meningioencephalitis meningiomal meningiomatosis meningiosis