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Definition of Glioma

1. Noun. A tumor of the brain consisting of neuroglia.

Definition of Glioma

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

Definition of Glioma

1. Noun. (pathology) A tumour that arises from glial cells in the brain or spinal cord. ¹

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Definition of Glioma

1. a type of tumor [n -MAS or -MATA] - See also: tumor

Medical Definition of Glioma

1. Neuroectodermal tumour of neuroglial origin: include astrocytoma, oligodendroglioma and ependymoma derived from astrocytes, oligodendrocytes and ependymal cells respectively. All infiltrate the adjacent brain tissue, but they do not metastasise. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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