Glioma

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Glioma \Gli*o"ma\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? glue + -oma.] (Med.)
     A tumor springing from the neuroglia or connective tissue of
     the brain, spinal cord, or other portions of the nervous
     system.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  glioma
       n : a tumor of the brain consisting of neuroglia
       [also: {gliomata} (pl)]