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paraglioma

paraglioma is the alternative form of paraganglioma.

Meaning of paraganglioma

Noun

paraganglioma (plural paragangliomas or paragangliomata)

  1. A rare and typically benign neoplasm that can be found in the abdomen, thorax, or head and neck region.
    • In the bulletin for April 24, 1911, of the French Association for the Study of Cancer was presented a paper by Alezais and Peyron on the "Histogenesis of Carotid Paragangliomata." This elaborate histologic study, however, contributes little new or of importance to our knowledge of the nature of...1911 August 24, W. M. Leonard, “Recent progress in cancer research”, in The Boston Medical and Surgical Journal
    Synonyms:
    chemodectoma

Forms of paraglioma

pluralparagliomas

Questions about paraglioma

What is paraglioma the alternative form of?
Paraglioma is the alternative form of paraganglioma.

Words near paraglioma in the dictionary

  1. paraglider
  2. paraglider pilot
  3. paragliders
  4. paraglides
  5. paragliding
  6. paraglioma
  7. paragliomas
  8. paraglobin
  9. paragloboside
  10. paraglobulin
  11. paraglobuline

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