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<tumour>
<oncology> Common benign brain tumours that arise from the pia-arachnoid cells of the meninges. Meningiomas tend to occur along the superior sagittal sinus, along the sphenoid ridge or in the vicinity of the optic chiasm.
See: primary brain tumour.
(27 Sep 1997)
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