Glioma

Word GLIOMA
Character 6
Hyphenation ‖Gli o ma
Pronunciations /ɡlaɪˈəʊmə/

Definitions and meanings of "Glioma"

What do we mean by glioma?

A tumor originating in the neuroglia of the brain or spinal cord. noun

In pathology, a tumor composed of neuroglia. noun

A tumor springing from the neuroglia or connective tissue of the brain, spinal cord, or other portions of the nervous system. noun

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

A tumor of the brain consisting of neuroglia noun

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

Glioma is a type of cancer, it's in your head or spine. It can be serious if you don't find it in time. Urban Dictionary

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The word "glioma" in example sentences

The word glioma itself typically means that this tumor is coming from the brain, as opposed to coming from somewhere else in the body and having spread to the brain. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Her research has focused on the development of the mammalian brain, and particularly on why a malignant and quick-spreading kind of brain tumor called glioma is so deadly. ❋ Unknown (2004)

In 2004, a rash of early scientific reports suggested that cell phones, which produce radio frequency energy, might cause a fatal form of brain cancer called a glioma. ❋ Siddhartha Mukherjee (2010)

The prognosis is very dim for people who get this type of malignant glioma, which is what he had. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Survival for this kind of brain tumor we now know that Senator Kennedy has, called a glioma, depends upon where it is in the brain and on the type of glioma. ❋ Unknown (2008)

DANIEL BARROW, NEUROSURGEON: Well, a glioma is a tumor that arises from the brain tissue itself. ❋ Unknown (2008)

In Interphone, men and women with a variant of brain cancer called glioma were asked to recall their level of exposure to cellphone radiation. ❋ By SIDDHARTHA MUKHERJEE (2011)

"There was weak evidence of an association between mobile phone use and risk of brain tumours,but any evidence of increased risk was not more evident in the temporal lobe temporal glioma, which is the area that is most exposed to mobile phone radiation and where you would expect to find evidence of an association, nor in people who had held subscriptions for the longest time," he said. ❋ Unknown (2011)

During a news conference, Dr. Samet said the panel's decision to classify cellphones as "possibly carcinogenic" was based largely on epidemiological data showing an increased risk among heavy cellphone users of a rare type of brain tumor called a glioma. ❋ By TARA PARKER-POPE (2011)

One exception is a 2010 study that found a slight, statistically insignificant increase in risk in a rare form of brain cancer called glioma among cell phone users. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Brain tumors go by many names, sometimes they are referred to as glioma or meningioma, but their official title is "cancer". ❋ Ashcraft (2010)

One prominent doctor went on record that Marks 'cell phone use likely caused his golf ball-sized, malignant brain tumor, called an oligodendro glioma, which is adjacent to where he held his cell phone. ❋ Unknown (2010)

It analysed data from interviews with 2,708 people with a type of brain cancer called glioma and 2,409 with another type called meningioma, plus around ❋ Unknown (2010)

Person A: I have [Glioma], the [doctors] [found it] just in time! Person B: oh no! Where is it? Person A: My brian. ❋ BananasAreHot (2016)

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