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glioma

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ɡlaɪˈəʊmə/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A tumour that arises from glial cells in the brain or spinal cord

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a tumor of the brain consisting of neuroglia

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: brain tumor, brain tumour

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English glia Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-oyétider.? Ancient Greek -όω (-óō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek -ωμα (-ōma)der. English -oma English glioma From glia + -oma.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 神經膠質瘤 /神经胶质瘤 (shénjīng jiāozhìliú) — type of tumour
  • Chinese Mandarin: 膠質瘤 /胶质瘤 (jiāozhìliú) — type of tumour
  • Chinese Mandarin: 膠質細胞瘤 /胶质细胞瘤 (jiāozhì xìbāoliú) — type of tumour
  • Czech: gliom — type of tumour
  • Finnish: gliooma — type of tumour
  • French: gliome — type of tumour
  • Hungarian: glióma — type of tumour
  • Italian: glioma — type of tumour
  • Japanese: 神経膠腫 (shinkeikōshu) — type of tumour
  • Polish: glejak — type of tumour
  • Russian: глио́ма (glióma) — type of tumour
  • Turkish: gliom — type of tumour
  • Turkish: glial tümör — type of tumour