Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A slow-growing tumor of the meninges, occurring most often in adults.
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- noun pathology A common
tumour of thecentral nervous system , occurring in themeninges , usuallybenign .
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- noun a tumor arising in the meninges which surround the brain and spinal cord; usually slow growing and sometimes malignant
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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A meningioma is a slow-growing tumor in the membranes that cover the brain, mostly occurring in older women.
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For cancers known as meningioma, the incidence rate increased by 0. 8% among men and, after the early 1990's, by 3. 8% among women.
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For slow-growing tumors such as meningioma and acoustic neuroma, as well as for glioma among long-term users, the absence of association reported thus far is less conclusive because the observation period has been too short
Scientific Blogging 2010
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The procedure removed a meningioma, a benign tumor on the lining tissue of the brain.
Mary Tyler Moore "Recovering Nicely" from Brain Surgery 2011
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For instance, he says, Elizabeth Taylor had a meningioma that was successfully removed 10 years before her death.
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The procedure will remove a meningioma, a benign tumor on the lining tissue of the brain.
Mary Tyler Moore Undergoing Brain Surgery to Remove Tumor 2011
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If doctors can't remove a meningioma surgically, or if the tumor comes back even after surgery, doctors can try to shrink it with radiation.
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Mobile phones and meningioma | Liam Byrne's letter | Samantha Joye
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A meningioma grows on the meningi, which is a protective wrapping that looks like a cross between wax paper and plastic wrap, between the brain and the skull, says Anders Cohen, chief of neurosurgery at the Brooklyn Hospital Center.
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Cohen says the prognosis for meningioma removal is generally successful depending on the condition of the patient before surgery and the size and location of the tumor.
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