Medical term:
astrocytomas
astrocytoma
[as″tro-si-to´mah]a tumor composed of astrocytes; classified in order of malignancy as: Grade I, consisting of fibrillary or protoplasmic astrocytes; Grade II (astroblastoma); Grades III and IV (glioblastoma multiforme).
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as·tro·cy·to·ma
(as'trō-sī-tō'mă),A glioma derived from astrocytes.
[G. astron, star, + kytos, cell, + -oma, tumor]
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astrocytoma
(ăs′trō-sī-tō′mə)n. pl. astrocyto·mas or astrocyto·mata (-mə-tə)
A malignant tumor of nervous tissue composed of astrocytes.
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as·tro·cy·to·ma
(as'trō-sī-tō'mă)A glioma derived from astrocytes; in people younger than 20 years of age, usually arise in a cerebellar hemisphere; in adults, usually occur in the cerebrum, sometimes growing rapidly and invading extensively.
[G. astron, star, + kytos, cell, + -oma, tumor]
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astrocytoma
A tumour derived from the supporting tissue of nerve cells (neuroglia). The astrocytoma varies widely in malignancy and rate of growth.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
as·tro·cy·to·ma
(as'trō-sī-tō'mă)A glioma derived from astrocytes; in people younger than 20 years of age, usually arise in a cerebellar hemisphere; in adults, usually occur in the cerebrum, sometimes growing rapidly and invading extensively.
[G. astron, star, + kytos, cell, + -oma, tumor]
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