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Meaning of "glioma" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GLIOMA

From New Latin, from Greek glia glue + -oma.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF GLIOMA

glioma  [ɡlaɪˈəʊmə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GLIOMA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Glioma is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GLIOMA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

glioma

Glioma

A glioma is a type of tumor that starts in the brain or spine. It is called a glioma because it arises from glial cells. The most common site of gliomas is the brain. Gliomas make up ~80% of all brain and central nervous system tumors and 30% of all malignant brain tumors.

Definition of glioma in the English dictionary

The definition of glioma in the dictionary is a tumour of the brain and spinal cord, composed of neuroglia cells and fibres.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GLIOMA


aboma
æbˈəʊmə
angioma
ˌændʒɪˈəʊmə
aroma
əˈrəʊmə
caeoma
siːˈəʊmə
coma
ˈkəʊmə
diploma
dɪˈpləʊmə
endothelioma
ˌɛndəʊˌθiːlɪˈəʊmə
epithelioma
ˌɛpɪˌθiːlɪˈəʊmə
haemangioma
hɪˌmændʒɪˈəʊmə
hemangioma
hɪˌmændʒɪˈəʊmə
homer
ˈhəʊmə
meningioma
məˌnɪndʒɪˈəʊmə
mesothelioma
ˌmɛzəʊˌθiːlɪˈəʊmə
myoma
maɪˈəʊmə
Oklahoma
ˌəʊkləˈhəʊmə
omer
ˈəʊmə
osteoma
ˌɒstɪˈəʊmə
polyoma
ˌpɒlɪˈəʊmə
rhabdomyoma
ˌræbdəʊmaɪˈəʊmə
scolioma
ˌskɒlɪˈəʊmə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GLIOMA

glimmer
glimmering
glimmeringly
glimmery
glimpse
glimpser
Glinka
glint
glinty
glioblastoma
gliomata
gliomatosis
gliomatous
gliosis
glisk
glissade
glissader
glissandi
glissando
glisten

WORDS THAT END LIKE GLIOMA

acoustic neuroma
adenocarcinoma
boma
carcinoma
chroma
Dodoma
glaucoma
groma
homa
loma
lymphoma
melanoma
myeloma
noma
osteosarcoma
Roma
sarcoma
stroma
Tacoma
teratoma

Synonyms and antonyms of glioma in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «glioma» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GLIOMA

Find out the translation of glioma to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of glioma from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «glioma» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

脑胶质瘤
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

glioma
570 millions of speakers

English

glioma
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

glioma
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

دبقي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

глиома
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

glioma
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

glioma
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

gliome
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Glioma
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Gliom
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

神経膠腫
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

신경 교종
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Glioma
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

u thần kinh đệm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கிளியோமா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ग्लिओमा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

gliyom
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

glioma
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

glejak
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

гліома
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

gliom
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

γλοίωμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

glioom
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gliom
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

glioma
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of glioma

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GLIOMA»

The term «glioma» is regularly used and occupies the 63.220 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GLIOMA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «glioma» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «glioma» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about glioma

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GLIOMA»

Discover the use of glioma in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to glioma and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Glioma: Immunotherapeutic Approaches
In addition, certain molecular abnormalities have been linked to therapy responses, thereby establishing clinical biomarkers and molecular targets, and the use of novel agents is being investigated.
ryuya yamanaka, 2012
2
Benign Cerebral Glioma
The text also presents practical guidelines for contemporary clinical management with the framework of currently available knowledge.
Michael L. J. Apuzzo, 1995
3
Glioma Signaling
The book provides a framework explaining how signal transduction elements may modulate glioma cytoskeleton structure, cytoplasmic calcium concentration changes, cellular growth, progression and invasion, as well as presents perspective ...
Jolanta Barańska, 2012
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Modern Management of High Grade Glioma, Part II, An Issue of ...
Standard therapy for high grade glioma is a topic that is evolving, timely, and relevant. Guest Editors Isaac Yang, MD and Seunggu Han, MD have assembled a group of experts on management of high grade glioma.
Isaac Yang, Seunggu J. Han, 2012
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Local Therapies for Glioma: Present Status and Future ...
Owing to its topicality this book will remain for long the standard for this comprehensively treated subject.
M. Westphal, J.-C. Tonn, Z. Ram, 2003
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Magnetic Resonance Studies of Glioma Models and Their ...
A method of intracerebral cell implantation was developed in our laboratory to create diverse rat (C6, 9L/LacZ, F98 and RG2) and human (U87) glioma models varying in their degree of malignancy, and a low-grade glioma model was obtained by ...
Sabrina Doblas, 2008
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Modern Management of High Grade Glioma, Part I, An Issue of ...
Guest Editors Isaac Yang, MD and Seunggu Han, MD have assembled a group of experts to highlight the latest updates on various forms of management of high grade glioma.
Isaac Yang, Seunggu J. Han, 2012
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Therapeutic Ribonucleic Acids in Brain Tumors
RNAi-mediated knockdown of MELK in glioma cultures resulted in inhibition of proliferation and survival. Furthermore, MELK siRNA was shown to significantly inhibit proliferation and, to a lesser extent, survival of glioma-stem cells in vitro.
Volker A. Erdmann, Guido Reifenberger, Jan Barciszewski, 2009
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Handbook of Clinical Neuroepidemiology
Epilepsy and Seizures and Glioma (But Probably Not Causal) Seizures commonly precede brain tumor diagnoses [46]. Results from studies concerning epilepsy or seizure disorders and glioma risk are relatively strong. Results from four case- ...
Valery L. Feigin, Derrick A. Bennett, 2007
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Orbital Tumors: Diagnosis And Treatment
The tumor that is most characteristic of NF1 is optic nerve glioma. Other tumors are more rarely seen than optic nerve glioma. The optic nerve can be involved with pilocytic as- trocytoma (glioma) or meningioma. In patients with pilocytic ...
Zeynel A. Karcioğlu, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GLIOMA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term glioma is used in the context of the following news items.
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Astrocytes promote glioma invasion via the gap junction protein …
Reactive astrocytes are integral to the glioma microenvironment. Connexin43 (Cx43) is a major gap junction protein in astrocytes and its ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
2
Killeen: Local Mom Asks Community To Write Birthday Wishes To …
18, doctors diagnosed Taliq Davis, 9, with diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma or DIPG. The rare form of cancer affects the lower back of the brain ... «KWTX, Jul 15»
3
Researchers Identify Critical Genes Responsible for Brain Tumor …
After effectively modeling high grade brain tumors, researchers identified the Ets family of genes as contributors to glioma brain tumors. «HealthCanal.com, Jul 15»
4
Nanoparticle transport system for genes thwarts brain cancer in rats
The nanoparticles are filled with genes for an enzyme that converts a prodrug called ganciclovir into a potent destroyer of the glioma cells. «Nanowerk, Jul 15»
5
Here's Why Marijuana Probably Won't Be Legalized by the Federal …
... of childhood-onset epilepsy, and it boasts a handful of other experimental products geared at everything from ulcerative colitis to glioma. «Motley Fool, Jul 15»
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Brave teenager who has been asking doctors to amputate her leg …
“They do not know how she has got the glioma and is not blind,” Lindsey said. “The only thing they can think of is that there is not enough ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
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Journals Watch: Vitamin D and cancer risk, glioma and pre-abortion …
Patients diagnosed with glioma may receive confusing or conflicting information about what this means in terms of prognosis. «GP online, Jul 15»
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Primary cilia and autophagic dysfunction in Huntington's disease
... absence of Shh; and overexpression of glioma-associated oncogene homolog transcription factor (GLI), the most downstream element within ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
9
3 Marijuana Stocks to Watch
... also has studies under way with experimental drugs focusing on the treatment of type 2 diabetes, schizophrenia, and glioma. Although the ... «Motley Fool, Jul 15»
10
Cedars-Sinai scientists identify genes responsible for tumor growth …
After effectively modeling high grade brain tumors, researchers identified the Ets family of genes as contributors to glioma brain tumors. «News-Medical.net, Jul 15»

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