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meningioma

meningioma noun: a common tumour of the central nervous system, occurring in the meninges, usually benign.

Noun

meningioma (plural meningiomas or meningiomata)

  1. A common tumour of the central nervous system, occurring in the meninges, usually benign.
    • Ellen Wright, 48, was operated on for five hours Tuesday to remove a benign meningioma tumour from the left side of her brain, after Clarke practised on her case.2009 August 20, Joseph Hall, Toronto Star

Forms of meningioma

pluralmeningiomas
pluralmeningiomata

Origin of meningioma

From meninges + -oma.

Words formed from meningioma

Questions about meningioma

What does meningioma mean?
Meningioma means a common tumour of the central nervous system, occurring in the meninges, usually benign.
What part of speech is meningioma?
Meningioma is a noun.
What is the plural of meningioma?
The plural of meningioma is meningiomas.

Words near meningioma in the dictionary

  1. meningeomas
  2. meninges
  3. meningial
  4. meningic
  5. meningioencephalitis
  6. meningioma
  7. meningiomal
  8. meningiomas
  9. meningiomata
  10. meningiomatoses
  11. meningiomatosis

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