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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This

me⋅nin⋅gi⋅o⋅ma

   [muh-nin-jee-oh-muh]
–noun, plural -mas, -ma⋅ta  [-muh-tuh] . Pathology.
a hard, encapsulated tumor that grows slowly along the meninges.
Origin:
1920–25; shortening of meningothelioma, equiv. to mening(es) + -o- + (endo)thelioma
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me·nin·gi·o·ma     (mə-nĭn'jē-ō'mə)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   pl. me·nin·gi·o·mas or me·nin·gi·o·ma·ta (-mə-tə)
A slow-growing tumor of the meninges, occurring most often in adults.

[Short for meningothelioma : meningo- + (endo)thelioma.]
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meningioma

noun
a tumor arising in the meninges which surround the brain and spinal cord; usually slow growing and sometimes malignant 

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meningioma me·nin·gi·o·ma (mə-nĭn'jē-ō'mə)
n. pl. me·nin·gi·o·mas or me·nin·gi·o·ma·ta (-mə-tə)
A slow-growing tumor of the meninges often creating pressure and damaging the brain and adjacent tissues, occurring most often in adults.

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