brain tumour

Other forms: brain tumours

Definitions of brain tumour
  1. noun
    a tumor in the brain
    synonyms: brain tumor
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    types:
    glioblastoma, spongioblastoma
    a fast-growing malignant brain tumor composed of spongioblasts; nearly always fatal
    glioma
    a tumor of the brain consisting of neuroglia
    type of:
    neoplasm, tumor, tumour
    an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose
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