Meanings
nounglioma (plural gliomas or gliomata)
plural gliomas · plural gliomata
- medicineA tumour that arises from glial cells in the brain or spinal cord
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Chinese Mandarin 神經膠質瘤 /神经胶质瘤, 膠質瘤 /胶质瘤
- 神經膠質瘤 /神经胶质瘤 (shénjīng jiāozhìliú)type of tumour
- 膠質瘤 /胶质瘤 (jiāozhìliú)type of tumour
- 膠質細胞瘤 /胶质细胞瘤 (jiāozhì xìbāoliú)type of tumour
Czech gliom
- gliomtype of tumour
Finnish gliooma
- glioomatype of tumour
French gliome
- gliometype of tumour
Hungarian glióma
- gliómatype of tumour
Italian glioma
- gliomatype of tumour
Japanese 神経膠腫
- 神経膠腫 (shinkeikōshu)type of tumour
Polish glejak
- glejaktype of tumour
Russian глио́ма
- глио́ма (glióma)type of tumour
Turkish gliom, glial tümör
- gliomtype of tumour
- glial tümörtype of tumour
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APA
glioma. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glioma
MLA
“glioma.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glioma. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “glioma,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glioma.
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