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spongioblastoma
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | spongioblastoma - a fast-growing malignant brain tumor composed of spongioblasts; nearly always fatalglioblastomabrain tumor, brain tumour - a tumor in the brain |
spongioblastoma
spongioblastoma [spun″je-o-blas-to´mah] a tumor containing spongioblasts; types include glioblastoma and gliosarcoma.spon·gi·o·blas·to·ma (spŭn'jē-ō-blas-tō'mă), 1. A glioma consisting of cells (elongated, spindle-shaped, and sometimes pleomorphic, with one or two fibrillary processes) that resemble the embryonic spongioblasts, occurring normally around the neural canal of the human embryo; it grows relatively slowly, usually originating in the brainstem, optic chiasm, or infundibulum; infiltrates adjacent structures or causes compression of the third and fourth ventricles. Spongioblastomas were formerly subclassified as spongioblastoma polare and spongioblastoma unipolare. 2. Obsolete term for glioblastoma multiforme. [spongioblast + G. -oma tumor] spon·gi·o·blas·to·ma (spŏn'jē-ō-blas-tō'mă) A glioma consisting of cells (elongated, spindle-shaped, and sometimes pleomorphic, with one or two fibrillary processes), which resembles the embryonic spongioblasts, occurring normally around the neural canal of the human embryo; it grows relatively slowly, usually originating in the brainstem, optic chiasm, or infundibulum, and infiltrates adjacent structures or causes compression of the third and fourth ventricle. [spongioblast + G. -oma tumor]spongioblastoma
Synonyms for spongioblastomanoun a fast-growing malignant brain tumor composed of spongioblastsSynonymsRelated Words |