"glioblastoma" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: glioblastomas [plural], glioblastomata [plural]
Etymology: glio- + blastoma Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|glio|blastoma}} glio- + blastoma Head templates: {{en-noun|s|glioblastomata}} glioblastoma (plural glioblastomas or glioblastomata)
  1. A fast-growing, malignant tumor of the brain. Hypernyms: blastoma, tumor Derived forms: glioblastomal, glioblastoma multiforme Translations (fast-growing tumor of the brain): glioblastoma [masculine] (Catalan), glioblastooma (Finnish), glioblastome [masculine] (French), Glioblastom [neuter] (German), γλοιοβλάστωμα (gloiovlástoma) [neuter] (Greek), glioblasztóma (Hungarian), glioblastoma [masculine] (Italian), глиобластóма (glioblastóma) [feminine] (Russian), glioblastoma [masculine] (Spanish), glioblastom [common-gender] (Swedish), glioblastom (Turkish)

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