astrocytoma

Noun

Meaning

astrocytoma (plural astrocytomas or astrocytomata)

(medicine) A cancer of the brain that originates in astrocytes

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

anaplastic glioma rhabdomyosarcoma brain tumor glioblastoma teratoma neuroblastoma meningioma seminoma astroglioma

Phrases with the word

anaplastic astrocytoma fibrillary astrocytoma diffuse astrocytoma subependymal giant cell astrocytoma

Examples

Of numerous grading systems in use for the classification of tumor of the central nervous system, the World Health Organization (WHO) grading system is commonly used for astrocytoma. Source: Internet

The incidence of low-grade astrocytoma has not been shown to vary significantly with nationality. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

astrocytically astrocytin astrocytogenesis astrocytopathy astrocytosis astrocytotic