Glioblastoma
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A fast-growing, malignant tumor of the brain.
"Cushing had found ingenious ways to surgically extract brain tumors, including the notorious glioblastomas—tumors so heavily crisscrossed with blood vessels that they could hemorrhage any minute."
- 2 a fast-growing malignant brain tumor composed of spongioblasts; nearly always fatal wordnet
Synonyms
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More examples"Cushing had found ingenious ways to surgically extract brain tumors, including the notorious glioblastomas—tumors so heavily crisscrossed with blood vessels that they could hemorrhage any minute."
Etymology
From glio- + blastoma.