meningioma
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a hard, encapsulated tumor that grows slowly along the meninges.[1920-25; shortening of meningothelioma, equiv. to MENING(ES) + -O- + (ENDO)THELIOMA]
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meningioma — m. oncol. Tumor benigno, duro y de crecimiento lento derivado de las meninges. Suele aparecer en la edad adulta y más frecuentemente en mujeres. El tratamiento es quirúrgico. Medical Dictionary. 2011. meningioma … Diccionario médico
meningioma — meningioma. См. менингиома. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
meningioma — [mə nin΄jē ō′mə] n. pl. meningiomas, meningiomata [mə nin΄jē ō′mə tə] a usually benign, slow growing tumor originating in the meninges and sometimes causing brain damage … English World dictionary
meningioma — Eng. Meningioma Tumor invasivo que afecta sobre todo a mujeres de mediana edad. Se localiza principalmente en el tubercullum sellae, comprimiendo la unión del quiasma con el nervio óptico produciendo pérdida de visión de larga evolución, papila… … Diccionario de oftalmología
meningioma — noun (plural mas; also meningiomata) Etymology: New Latin Date: 1922 a slow growing encapsulated typically benign tumor arising from the meninges and often causing damage by pressing upon the brain and adjacent parts … New Collegiate Dictionary
meningioma — noun A common tumour of the central nervous system, occurring in the meninges, usually benign … Wiktionary
Meningioma — A type of brain tumor that starts within the meninges. These slow growing tumors are sometimes associated with prior head trauma. * * * A benign, encapsulated neoplasm of arachnoidal origin, occurring most frequently in adults; most frequent form … Medical dictionary
meningioma — me|nin|gi|o|ma Mot Pla Nom masculí … Diccionari Català-Català