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Noun: meningioma
  1. Tumour arising in the meninges surrounding brain and spinal cord, usually slow-growing, sometimes malignant
    "The MRI revealed a meningioma pressing on her optic nerve"

Derived forms: meningiomas

Type of: neoplasm, tumor [US], tumour [Brit, Cdn]

Encyclopedia: Meningioma