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glioma

/glahy-oh-muh/US // glaɪˈoʊ mə //UK // (ɡlaɪˈəʊmə) //

胶质瘤,神经胶质瘤,脑胶质瘤,璃瘤

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural gli·o·mas, gli·o·ma·ta [glahy-oh-muh-tuh]. /glaɪˈoʊ mə tə/.

    • : a tumor of the brain composed of neuroglia.

Examples

  • Steven C. Moore et al., "Height, Body Mass Index, and Physical Activity in Relation to Glioma Risk."

  • The exception: those 30-minutes-a-day-for-a-decade users, in whom the risk of glioma indeed increased 40 percent.

  • There is much reason to fear that you may have what we call a glioma in the substance of the brain.

  • The glioma of the retina tends to grow into the vitreous humour and to perforate the globe.

  • It is sharply defined from the surrounding cerebral tissue, and is therefore more favourable for operation than glioma.

  • A sudden and serious aggravation of symptoms may result from hæmorrhage into a soft tumour, such as glioma.