meningioma
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of meningioma
1920–25; shortening of meningothelioma, equivalent to mening(es) + -o- + (endo)thelioma
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Last week, Nicola was one of a group of women who met Scottish Labour's Jackie Baillie to discuss calls for a UK-wide inquiry into a link between Depo Provera and meningioma brain tumours.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
Screening tumors using this new approach could change the course of treatment for nearly 1 in 3 people with meningioma, the most common form of brain tumor diagnosed in 42,000 Americans each year.
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
The most common would be a meningioma, a tumor of the tissue that lines the brain.
From New York Times ● Mar. 17, 2022
She now faces a lifetime of potential seizures and medication to manage the meningiomas.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
After a scan the following day, she was told she had three non-cancerous brain tumours known as meningiomas.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
Incidentally, a separate group of researchers from the University of California, Davis, conducted a similar study with matching conclusions about meningiomas in dogs and people and published its work in the same journal.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 21, 2024
One of the most common brain tumors — it is diagnosed in 6,500 Americans annually — meningiomas are typically benign.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 23, 2013
The research, which focused on gliomas and meningiomas, was the largest and most recent study on how cellphones affect the brain.
From Slate ● Jun. 2, 2011
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