Meanings
nounmeningioma (plural meningiomas or meningiomata)
plural meningiomas · plural meningiomata
- medicineA 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.
2009 August 20, Joseph Hall, Toronto Star
Origin
Translations
Czech meningiom
- meningiomtumour
Finnish meningeooma, aivokalvokasvain
- meningeoomatumour
- aivokalvokasvaintumour
Polish oponiak
- oponiaktumour
Turkish menenjiom
- menenjiomtumour
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APA
meningioma. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/meningioma
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“meningioma.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/meningioma. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “meningioma,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/meningioma.
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