glioma
发音
How to pronounce glioma in British English:
英 [glaɪ'əʊmə]
How to pronounce glioma in American English:
美 [ glaɪ'omə]
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- Noun:
- a tumor of the brain consisting of neuroglia
单词词源
- glioma (n.)
- type of brain tumor, 1870, medical Latin, literally "glue tumor," from Greek glia "glue" (from PIE *glei- "to stick together;" see clay) + -oma. Related: Gliomatosis; gliomatous.
双语例句
- 1. Glioma is the most common form of brain cancer .
- 2. Such heterogeneity suggests that glioma originates from multiple cell types .
- 3. The concern is that extended contact with radiofrequency electromagnetic fields may increase a user 's risk for glioma .
- 4. To test the use of the technique for investigating brain disease , the researchers looked at a mouse model of glioma , a deadly form of brain cancer .
- 5. In some cases , as in the nordic countries and britain , cell phone subscribers who used the devices for ten years or more reported higher rates of glioma brain tumors on the side of the head on which they most often used their phones .