glioma

noun

gli·​o·​ma glē-ˈō-mə  glī- 

plural gliomas also gliomata glē-ˈō-mə-tə  glī- 

: a tumor arising from glial cells

Examples of glioma in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Six of the cases are meningiomas, two are gliomas, two are pituitary adenomas, and one is a schwannoma of the optic nerve. —Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 14 June 2026

Diagnosed with an infant high-grade glioma, a rare and aggressive brain tumor, Hadley was treated by the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders at Children's Hospital Colorado. —Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 13 June 2026

On April 25, 2025, Alicia-Adele Axiak, from the town of Caerphilly in Wales, died from a type of cancerous brain tumor known as a diffuse midline glioma (DIPG), the charity Brain Tumour Research shared in a release. —Adam England, PEOPLE, 25 May 2026

Day One’s Ojemda is the only monotherapy approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat low-grade glioma, the most common childhood brian tumor. —Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 6 Mar. 2026

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from glia

First Known Use

1870, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for glioma

• chroma
• coma
• homa
• loma
• phoma
• soma
• stoma
• stroma
• toma
• adenocarcinoma
• choriocarcinoma
• pheochromocytoma

Medical Definition

glioma

noun

gli·​o·​ma glī-ˈō-mə  glē- 

plural gliomas also gliomata -mət-ə 

: a tumor arising from glial cells

gliomatous

-mə-təs 

adjective