meningioma
noun
me·nin·gi·o·ma
mə-ˌnin-jē-ˈō-mə 
plural meningiomas also meningiomata
mə-ˌnin-jē-ˈō-mə-tə
: a slow-growing encapsulated typically benign tumor arising from the meninges and often causing damage by pressing upon the brain and adjacent parts
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The study saw a significant increase in a specific type of brain tumor, a meningioma, when women used the drugs for a year or more, often requiring surgery, according to a March 27 news release.
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Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2024
Stray Dog Found with Tumor Larger than His Head Gets Mass Removed and Finds a Home
For the study, researchers looked at 62 canine meningiomas from 27 dog breeds.
—Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 25 Feb. 2024
According to the Mayo Clinic, meningioma is the most common type of tumor that forms in the head.
—Dory Jackson, Peoplemag, 24 Aug. 2023
In particular, the INTERPHONE study, whose results were reported last year, showed no evidence of a link between cell phone use and glioblastoma or meningioma.
—Keith Kloor, Discover Magazine, 1 June 2011
When the scan came back and revealed a grade two meningioma, a noncancerous brain tumor that forms in the brain or spine, according to Today, Davis knew her life was going to change.
—Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 11 Nov. 2022
The most common would be a meningioma, a tumor of the tissue that lines the brain.
—New York Times, 17 Mar. 2022
Doctors rushed her into surgery and removed a meningioma, which grows in the lining around the brain.
—al, 20 Sep. 2021
The results showed a tentorial meningioma, a benign tumor located where the brain connects to the brainstem.
—Norma Gonzalez, The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 Sep. 2021
Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2024
Stray Dog Found with Tumor Larger than His Head Gets Mass Removed and Finds a Home
For the study, researchers looked at 62 canine meningiomas from 27 dog breeds.
—Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 25 Feb. 2024
According to the Mayo Clinic, meningioma is the most common type of tumor that forms in the head.
—Dory Jackson, Peoplemag, 24 Aug. 2023
In particular, the INTERPHONE study, whose results were reported last year, showed no evidence of a link between cell phone use and glioblastoma or meningioma.
—Keith Kloor, Discover Magazine, 1 June 2011
When the scan came back and revealed a grade two meningioma, a noncancerous brain tumor that forms in the brain or spine, according to Today, Davis knew her life was going to change.
—Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 11 Nov. 2022
The most common would be a meningioma, a tumor of the tissue that lines the brain.
—New York Times, 17 Mar. 2022
Doctors rushed her into surgery and removed a meningioma, which grows in the lining around the brain.
—al, 20 Sep. 2021
The results showed a tentorial meningioma, a benign tumor located where the brain connects to the brainstem.
—Norma Gonzalez, The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 Sep. 2021
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meningioma
noun
me·nin·gi·o·ma
mə-ˌnin-jē-ˈō-mə
plural meningiomas also meningiomata
-ˈō-mət-ə
: a slow-growing encapsulated tumor arising from the meninges and often causing damage by pressing upon the brain and adjacent parts
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