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glioma
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glioma /gli·o·ma/ (gli-o´mah) a tumor composed of neuroglia in any of its states of development; sometimes extended to include all intrinsic neoplasms of the brain and spinal cord, as astrocytomas, ependymomas, etc.glio´matous
glioma re´tinae  retinoblastoma.
gli·o·ma (gl-m, gl-)
n. pl. gli·o·mas or gli·o·ma·ta (-m-t)
A tumor that originates in the neuroglia of the brain or the spinal cord.
gli·oma·tous (-m-ts, -m-) adj.
glioma (glē´ōm),
n the largest group of primary tumors of the brain, composed of malignant glial cells.
glioma
a tumor composed of neuroglia in any of its states of development; sometimes extended to include all intrinsic neoplasms of the brain and spinal cord, such as astrocytoma, ependymoma, mixed glioma, etc.
glioma retinae
see retinoblastoma.
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