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noun a tumor of the brain consisting of neuroglia
originEtymology tree English glia Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-oyétider.? Ancient Greek -όω (-óō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek -ωμα (-ōma)der. English -oma English glioma From glia + -oma.
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