glioma

noun, plural gli·o·mas, gli·o·ma·ta [glahy-oh-muh-tuh] /glaɪˈoʊ mə tə/.

1. a tumor of the brain composed of neuroglia.

noun plural -mata (-mətə) or -mas

1. a tumour of the brain and spinal cord, composed of neuroglia cells and fibres

n.

type of brain tumor, 1870, medical Latin, literally “glue tumor,” from Greek glia “glue” + -oma.

n. pl. gli•o•mas

1. A tumor that originates in the neuroglia of the brain or the spinal cord.