astroblastoma /as·tro·blas·to·ma/ (as″tro-blas-to´mah) an astrocytoma of Grade II; its cells resemble astroblasts, with abundant cytoplasm and two or three nuclei.
astroblastoma
as·tro·blas·to·ma ( s tr -bl-st m )n. A poorly differentiated tumor composed of astrocytes and arranged radially with short fibrils terminating on small blood vessels. Also called grade II astrocytoma, grade III astrocytoma. |
astroblastoma
pl. astroblastomas, astroblastomata [as′trōblastō′mə]
Etymology: Gk, aster, star, blastos, germ, oma, tumor
a malignant neoplasm of the brain and spinal cord. Cells of an astroblastoma lie around blood vessels or around connective tissue septa.
astroblastoma
an astrocytoma, composed of cells with abundant cytoplasm and two or three nuclei.
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