GLIOMA - Definition

Pronunciation:		glI'owmu
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] a tumor of the brain consisting of neuroglia

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	See Also:	brain tumor, brain tumour, glia, neuroglia

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Gli*o"ma\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? glue + -oma.] (Med.) A tumor springing from the neuroglia or connective tissue of the brain, spinal cord, or other portions of the nervous system.

Medical Dictionary

	Definition:	A cancer of the brain that comes from glial, or supportive, cells.

Biology Dictionary

	Definition:	A type of brain cancer that develops from glial cells.