glioblastoma
glioblastoma noun: a fast-growing, malignant tumor of the brain.
Noun
glioblastoma (plural glioblastomas or glioblastomata)
- 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.2010, Siddhartha Mukherjee, The Emperor of All Maladies, Fourth Estate (2011), page 71
- Hardy Fox[…] died on Oct. 30 at his home in San Anselmo, Calif. He was 73. His husband, Steven Kloman, said the cause was glioblastoma.2018 November 4, Daniel E. Slotnik, “Hardy Fox, of the Avant-Garde Band the Residents (Maybe), Dies at 73”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
glioblastoma meaning in Tamil
glioblastoma in Tamil
- மூளைக் கழலை
Forms of glioblastoma
| plural | glioblastomas |
|---|---|
| plural | glioblastomata |
Origin of glioblastoma
From glio- + blastoma.
Words formed from glioblastoma
Phrases with glioblastoma
Questions about glioblastoma
- What does glioblastoma mean?
- Glioblastoma means a fast-growing, malignant tumor of the brain.
- What is glioblastoma in Tamil?
- Glioblastoma in Tamil is மூளைக் கழலை. See Glioblastoma meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is glioblastoma?
- Glioblastoma is a noun.
- What is the plural of glioblastoma?
- The plural of glioblastoma is glioblastomas.
Words near glioblastoma in the dictionary
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