meningioma

[ muh-nin-jee-oh-muh ]

noun,plural me·nin·gi·o·mas, me·nin·gi·o·ma·ta [muh-nin-jee-oh-muh-tuh]. /məˌnɪn dʒiˈoʊ mə tə/. Pathology.
  1. a hard, encapsulated tumor that grows slowly along the meninges.

Origin of meningioma

1
1920–25; shortening of meningothelioma, equivalent to mening(es) + -o- + (endo)thelioma

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