meningioma

noun me·nin·gi·o·ma \mə-ˌnin-jē-ˈō-mə\

plural me·nin·gi·o·mas also me·nin·gi·o·ma·ta \-ˈō-mə-tə\

Definition of MENINGIOMA

: a slow-growing encapsulated typically benign tumor arising from the meninges and often causing damage by pressing upon the brain and adjacent parts

New Latin

First Known Use: 1922

Medical Dictionary

noun me·nin·gi·o·ma \mə-ˌnin-jē-ˈō-mə\

plural me·nin·gi·o·mas also me·nin·gi·o·ma·ta \-ˈō-mət-ə\

: a slow-growing encapsulated tumor arising from the meninges and often causing damage by pressing upon the brain and adjacent parts

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