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glioma

glioma

5 9.8
A growth in the brain or spinal cord that starts in support cells
  • noun
  • /ɡlaɪˈoʊmə/
  • Specialized
translation icon : glioma
  • In this study, we extended our study to another two human glioma cell lines, SHG-44 and U251.
  • glioma cells
  • glioma tissue
  • glioma cell death

And then you've got studies that were showing glioma, which glioma is a aggressive brain tumor.

Examples

  • I have a 68-year-old female with an advanced brain stem glioma.

  • And then you've got studies that were showing glioma, which glioma is a aggressive brain tumor.

  • In Germany, approximately 4,500 people are diagnosed with a glioma every year.

  • Some people with very low-grade gliomas have cell changes after a number of years.

  • The tumor was a benign glioma, a grade I, the smallest on a scale of I to IV.

Synonyms

brain tumor
vsglioma
  • Specialized
60 3.4

An unusual growth of cells in the brain that can be harmful

focuses on tumors from glial cells and includes the spinal cord as well
astrocytoma
vsglioma
  • Specialized
3 9.9

A tumor that grows in the brain or spinal cord from cells shaped like stars

is a broader glial-cell tumor in the brain or spinal cord

How Aggressive

glioblastoma
  • Specialized
4 9.9
glioma
  • Specialized
5 9.8
benign tumor
  • Specialized
3 3.4

Surface Forms

glioma singular
gliomas plural

Morphology

glioma = glia (semi-transparent) = glia + oma

The formation is regular (glia + -oma), but both morphemes are specialised medical terms unfamiliar to average learners.

Etymology

Glioma comes from glia, a Greek word meaning 'glue', and the ending -oma, which means 'tumor'. So a glioma is a tumor that starts in the brain or spinal cord's glue-like support cells, which helps explain its modern medical meaning.