glioma
Americannoun
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gliomas,
plural
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gliomata
plural
noun
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Etymology
Origin of glioma
From New Latin, dating back to 1865–70; see origin at glia, -oma
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The company said the deal will make it a leader in pediatric low-grade glioma, a brain tumor, and expand its pipeline for drugs targeting adult and pediatric cancers with high unmet needs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026
Meanwhile Lachlan, now a first year student at the University of Aberdeen, tries not to think about his tumour - a relatively rare one called a tectal plate glioma.
From BBC ● Jan. 19, 2026
She died in Cincinnati after battling glioma of the central nervous system, according to a notice posted on her CaringBridge page.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2025
Some of the deep grief I’ve experienced since Stephen was initially diagnosed with an incurable glioma seven years ago had subsided a little, but it’s back.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 21, 2025
Various forms of growth occur in the brain, the most common being tuberculous nodules, syphilitic gumma, endothelioma, glioma, and sarcoma.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Alexander Miles
Astrocytomas are the most common type of brain and spinal cord tumour in children and are also known as gliomas, according to Cancer Research UK, external.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
It is a part of a larger group of tumors called gliomas.
From BBC ● May 13, 2026
The test detected mutations in samples from 42 percent of patients with tumors, including cases of primary and secondary CNS lymphoma, glioblastoma, and gliomas.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 17, 2024
Overall, the trial demonstrated the safety of CAN-3110 in 41 patients with high-grade gliomas, including 32 with recurrent GBM.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2023
Physicians and cancer researchers from Heidelberg and Mannheim have now treated adult patients with advanced midline gliomas, difficult-to-treat brain tumors, with a peptide vaccine for the first time.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2023
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