astroblastoma

astroblastoma

 [as″tro-blas-to´mah]

an astrocytoma of Grade II, composed of cells with abundant cytoplasm and two or three nuclei.

as·tro·blas·to·ma

(as'trō-blas-tō'mă),

A relatively poorly differentiated glioma composed of young, immature, neoplastic cells of the astrocytic series, frequently arranged radially with short fibrils terminating on small blood vessels.

[astro- + G. blastos, germ, + -oma, tumor]

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

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.

as·tro·blas·to·ma

(as'trō-blas-tō'mă)

A relatively poorly differentiated glioma composed of young, immature, neoplastic cells of the astrocytic series, frequently arranged radially with short fibrils terminating on small blood vessels.

[astro- + G. blastos, germ, + -oma, tumor]

astroblastoma

an astrocytoma, composed of cells with abundant cytoplasm and two or three nuclei.