hemangioblastoma /he·man·gio·blas·to·ma/ (he-man″je-o-blas-to´mah) a benign blood vessel tumor of the cerebellum, spinal cord, or retina, consisting of proliferated blood vessel cells and angioblasts.
hemangioblastoma
he·man·gi·o·blas·to·ma (h -m n j - -bl-st m )n. A benign, slowly growing, cerebellar neoplasm composed of capillary-forming endothelial cells. Also called angioblastoma. |
hemangioblastoma
[hēman′jē·ōblastō′mə] pl. hemangioblastomas, hemangioblastomata
Etymology: Gk, haima + angeion, vessel, blastos, germ, oma, tumor
a brain tumor composed of a proliferation of capillaries and of disorganized clusters of capillary cells or angioblasts, usually occurring in the cerebellum.
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