meningioma
Americannoun
plural
meningiomas, meningiomataEtymology
Origin of meningioma
1920–25; shortening of meningothelioma, equivalent to mening(es) + -o- + (endo)thelioma
Example Sentences
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Ruvimbo Kaviya, 40, from Leeds, had a meningioma removed from the space located beneath her brain and behind her eyes.
From BBC • Jan. 20, 2025
Using samples from 1,856 meningioma patients at 12 medical centers in the U.S.,
From Science Daily • Nov. 15, 2023
I watched mine perform a complicated skull-based surgery — the removal of a sphenoid meningioma.
From Salon • Nov. 20, 2022
As a sophomore at Heritage High School in Brentwood, California, he suffered partial paralysis when a meningioma tumor the size of a lemon was discovered in his spinal cord.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 20, 2022
Ms. Vong Reiff, who owns her own marketing firm, also decided to enroll her sons in the trial to protect her husband, who underwent surgery and radiation for nonmalignant meningioma, she said.
From New York Times • Sep. 11, 2021
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