Astrocytoma

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A malignant tumor of nervous tissue composed of astrocytes.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A cancer of the brain that originates in astrocytes
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. a tumor of nervous tissue derived from interstitial cells, in which the cells are relatively well-differentiated and resemble astrocytes. The occur primarily in the crebrum and cerebellum.
  • Word Usage
    "“Because right in the middle of this woman’s brain was an astrocytoma, which is just about the nastiest tumor you can find.”"
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