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gli⋅o⋅ma

  [glahy-oh-muh]
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–noun, plural -mas, -ma⋅ta  [-muh-tuh] .
a tumor of the brain composed of neuroglia.
Origin:
1865–70; < NL; see glia, -oma

Related forms:
gli⋅o⋅ma⋅tous  [glahy-oh-muh-tuhs, -om-uh-] , adjective
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gli·o·ma   (glē-ō'mə, glī-)   
n.   pl. gli·o·mas or gli·o·ma·ta (-mə-tə)
A tumor originating in the neuroglia of the brain or spinal cord.

[gli(a) + -oma.]
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Main Entry: gli·o·ma
Pronunciation: glI-'O-m&, glE-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural gli·o·mas or gli·o·ma·ta /-m&t-&/
: a tumor arising from neuroglia —gli·o·ma·tous /-m&-t&s/ adjective
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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glioma gli·o·ma (glē-ō'mə, glī-)
n. pl. gli·o·mas or gli·o·ma·ta (-mə-tə)
A tumor that originates in the neuroglia of the brain or the spinal cord.

gli·om'a·tous (-ŏm'ə-təs, -ō'mə-) adj.

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Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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