meningiomanoun [ C ]
uk/menˌɪn.dʒiˈəʊ.mə/us/məˌnɪn.dʒiˈoʊ.mə/specializeda brain tumour that grows from the meninges (= the three layers of tissue that surround the brain and spinal cord):
As meningiomas grow, they press on the surrounding parts of the brain.
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Cancer
- acinic cell carcinoma
- acral lentiginous melanoma
- aggressive
- alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma
- alveolar soft part sarcoma
- brain tumour
- carcinogenesis
- carcinogenic
- chondroid chordoma
- chondrosarcoma
- chordoma
- malignancy
- myeloma
- neoplasia
- neoplasm
- neoplastic
- nephron-sparing surgery
- oncogene
- sarcoma
- tumour
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