Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

glioma

/ɡlaɪˈəʊmə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.28 in modern English

Syllables: glioma
IPA: /ɡlaɪˈəʊmə/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tumour that arises from glial cells in the brain or spinal cord

Etymology

Etymology tree English glia Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-oyétider.? Ancient Greek -όω (-óō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *-mə Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek -ωμα (-ōma)der. English -oma English glioma From glia + -oma.

Inflected Forms

gliomas (plural) gliomata (plural)

Derived Forms

angioglioma antiglioma astroglioma dendroglioma ganglioglioma gliomagenesis gliomagenic gliomal gliomasphere gliomatosis intraglioma microglioma

Questions

How do you pronounce glioma?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɡlaɪˈəʊmə/.
What does glioma mean?: A tumour that arises from glial cells in the brain or spinal cord
Where does glioma come from?: Etymology tree English glia Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-oyétider.? Ancient Greek -όω (-óō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *-mə Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek -ωμα (-ōma)der. English -oma English glioma From glia + -oma.

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