What does "meningioma" mean?

A common tumour of the central nervous system, occurring in the meninges, usually benign.

Meningioma

Q: What is a synonym for "meningioma"?

Common synonyms include: anaplastic meningioma, arachnoid tumor, atypical meningioma, benign meningothelial tumor, high grade meningioma, meningeal tumor.

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Noun

1
A common tumour of the central nervous system, occurring in the meninges, usually benign.
"Ellen Wright, 48, was operated on for five hours Tuesday to remove a benign meningioma tumour from the left side of her brain, after Clarke practised on her case."
2
a tumor arising in the meninges which surround the brain and spinal cord; usually slow growing and sometimes malignant wordnet

Synonyms

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anaplastic meningioma arachnoid tumor atypical meningioma benign meningothelial tumor high grade meningioma meningeal tumor

Antonyms

All antonyms

benign meningioma low grade meningioma malignant tumor normal tissue

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"Ellen Wright, 48, was operated on for five hours Tuesday to remove a benign meningioma tumour from the left side of her brain, after Clarke practised on her case."

Etymology

From meninges + -oma.

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