glioblastoma
noun
glio·blas·to·ma
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variants:
or less commonly glioblastoma multiforme \ -ˌməlt-ə-ˈfȯrm-ē
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plural glioblastomas
also glioblastomata\ ˌglī-ō-ˌbla-ˈstō-mə-tə
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or glioblastomas multiforme
or glioblastoma multiformes
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or glioblastomas multiforme
or glioblastoma multiformes
Definition of glioblastoma
: a malignant rapidly growing astrocytoma of the central nervous system and usually of a cerebral hemisphere
Examples of glioblastoma in a Sentence
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In 2010, Reyna's older brother Jack (11) was diagnosed with stage four glioblastoma - a rare and aggressive condition which almost exclusively affects old men. — SI.com, "Gio Reyna: 7 Things to Know About BVB's Pulisic Successor Who's Likened to Juve Icon David Trezeguet," 16 July 2019 Senator John McCain’s battle with glioblastoma put the national spotlight on this deadly disease in 2018. — Trihealth, Cincinnati.com, "Advancing care for brain cancer," 4 June 2019 The cause was a brain tumor known as a glioblastoma, which was diagnosed in July 2017. — Siobhan Hughes, WSJ, "Sen. John McCain, a War Hero Who Became a Political Heavyweight, Dies at 81," 25 Aug. 2018 Read Cindy's full statement, issued Thursday, to The Arizona Republic: Saturday marks the one-year anniversary of the surgery that discovered my husband had a primary brain tumor known as a glioblastoma. — Yvonne Wingett Sanchez, azcentral, "A year after John McCain's cancer diagnosis, Cindy McCain expresses gratitude to caregivers," 13 July 2018 His friend Scott Patrick was diagnosed with glioblastoma, a deadly brain cancer, and asked Kline to run the race to raise money for cancer research. — Danielle Garrand, CBS News, "This man wanted to share his love of running with people who have disabilities. Now, he's finished 45 marathons with them.," 26 June 2019 While reading about Senator John McCain, who had been diagnosed with glioblastoma (an aggressive form of brain cancer), she was struck by the lack of progress toward a cure. — Samantha Leach, Glamour, "Meet Glamour's 2019 College Women of the Year," 11 June 2019 The most common is glioblastoma, an aggressive brain cancer that invades normal brain tissue. — Trihealth, Cincinnati.com, "Advancing care for brain cancer," 4 June 2019 Breakefield, who received one of the grants, is examining how RNA released by glioblastoma, a highly aggressive form of brain cancer, manipulates surrounding cells to support its own growth. — Quanta Magazine, "RNA’s Secret Life Outside the Cell," 8 Nov. 2013These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'glioblastoma.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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glioblastoma
noun
glio·blas·to·ma
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plural glioblastomas
also glioblastomata\ -mət-ə
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Medical Definition of glioblastoma
: a malignant rapidly growing astrocytoma of the central nervous system and usually of a cerebral hemisphere
Glioblastoma is the worst grade of malignant glioma, a relatively uncommon but deadly class of brain tumors that kills 97% of those diagnosed within 5 years.— Greg Miller, Science, 2 Jan. 2009
— called also glioblastoma multiforme