Astroglioma
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A low-grade form of cystic astrocytoma
"Of the thirty patients, five were diagnosed for adenocarcinoma of the stomach; five for glioma including three with glioblastoma and two with astroglioma; five for acute myeloid leukemia; five for primary hepatocellular carcinoma; five for lung cancer including two with pulmonary squamous-cell carcinoma, two with pulmonary adenocarcinoma and one with pulmonary neuroendocrinal carcinoma; and five for lung-to-brain metastatic adenocarcinoma."
Example
More examples"Of the thirty patients, five were diagnosed for adenocarcinoma of the stomach; five for glioma including three with glioblastoma and two with astroglioma; five for acute myeloid leukemia; five for primary hepatocellular carcinoma; five for lung cancer including two with pulmonary squamous-cell carcinoma, two with pulmonary adenocarcinoma and one with pulmonary neuroendocrinal carcinoma; and five for lung-to-brain metastatic adenocarcinoma."
Etymology
From astro- + glioma.
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