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1. (n.) glioma
a tumor of the brain composed of neuroglia.
Etymology: (1865–70; gli(a)+-oma)
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1. (noun) glioma
a tumor of the brain consisting of neuroglia
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1. (noun) glioma
a tumor springing from the neuroglia or connective tissue of the brain, spinal cord, or other portions of the nervous system
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1. glioma
Benign and malignant central nervous system neoplasms derived from glial cells (i.e., astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, and ependymocytes). Astrocytes may give rise to astrocytomas (ASTROCYTOMA) or glioblastoma multiforme (see GLIOBLASTOMA). Oligodendrocytes give rise to oligodendrogliomas (OLIGODENDROGLIOMA) and ependymocytes may undergo transformation to become EPENDYMOMA; CHOROID PLEXUS NEOPLASMS; or colloid cysts of the third ventricle. (From Escourolle et al., Manual of Basic Neuropathology, 2nd ed, p21)
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