glioblastoma
glio·blas·to·ma
noun \ˌglī-ō-ˌbla-ˈstō-mə\ plural glio·blas·to·mas also glio·blas·to·ma·ta\-mə-tə\
Definition of GLIOBLASTOMA
: a malignant rapidly growing astrocytoma of the central nervous system and usually of a cerebral hemisphere —called also glioblastoma mul*ti*for*me, \-ˌməlt-ə-ˈfȯrm-ē\
Origin of GLIOBLASTOMA
New Latin, from glia glia + blast- + -oma
First Known Use: circa 1923
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