encephaloma

American

[en-sef-uh-loh-muh] / ɛnˌsɛf əˈloʊ mə /

noun

Pathology.

a brain tumor.
hernia of the brain.

encephaloma British

/ ˌɛnsɛfəˈləʊmə /

noun

a brain tumour

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

encephalomas

plural
encephalomata

plural

Etymology

Origin of encephaloma

encephal- + -oma

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