hemangioblastoma

noun

hem·​an·​gio·​blas·​to·​ma ˌhē-ˌman-jē-ō-(ˌ)blas-ˈtō-mə How to pronounce hemangioblastoma (audio)
variants or chiefly British haemangioblastoma
plural hemangioblastomas also hemangioblastomata -mət-ə How to pronounce hemangioblastoma (audio)
: a hemangioma especially of the cerebellum that tends to be associated with von Hippel-Lindau disease

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“Hemangioblastoma.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/hemangioblastoma. Accessed 28 Jan. 2023.

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