glioblastoma

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G0150650 (glē′ō-blă-stō′mə, glī′-)n. pl. gli·o·blas·to·mas or gli·o·blas·to·ma·ta (-mə-tə) A malignant tumor of the central nervous system, usually occurring in the cerebrum of adults.

[gli(a) + blastoma.]

glioblastoma

(ˌɡlaɪəʊblæsˈtəʊmə; ˌɡliːəʊ-) adj (Pathology) med a malignant tumour of the central nervous system

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glioblastoma - a fast-growing malignant brain tumor composed of spongioblasts; nearly always fatalspongioblastomabrain tumor, brain tumour - a tumor in the brain

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glioblastoma

[gli″o-blas-to´mah] any malignant astrocytoma.glioblastoma multifor´me astrocytoma grade III or IV; a rapidly growing tumor, usually of the cerebral hemispheres, composed of spongioblasts, astroblasts, and astrocytes.

glioblastoma

(glē′ō-blă-stō′mə, glī′-)n. pl. glioblasto·mas or glioblasto·mata (-mə-tə) A malignant tumor of the central nervous system, usually occurring in the cerebrum of adults.

glioblastoma

Astrocytoma, grade III-IV, glioblastoma multiforme, malignant astrocytoma Neurosurgery A highly aggressive 1º brain tumor–BT arising in glia, comprising 30% of the 5000 new BTs/yr, US At risk occupations Anatomists, pathologists, dentists, ophthalmologists Treatment Poor response to surgery, chemotherapy, RT. See Gliadel^® wafer.

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noun a fast-growing malignant brain tumor composed of spongioblasts

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