spongioblastoma
- noun
- /spɒn.dʒi.oʊ.blæˈstoʊ.mə/
- Specialized
:
espongioblastoma
- The doctor diagnosed the patient with a spongioblastoma after reviewing the MRI results.
Examples
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Despite aggressive treatment, spongioblastoma often has a poor prognosis.
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Research into new therapies offers hope for those affected by spongioblastoma.
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The doctor diagnosed her with a spongioblastoma.
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Many children suffer from spongioblastomas each year.
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Despite aggressive treatment, spongioblastoma often has a poor prognosis.
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The doctor diagnosed the patient with a spongioblastoma after reviewing the MRI results.
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Research into new therapies offers hope for those affected by spongioblastoma.
Synonyms
4
9.9
A very serious brain cancer that grows quickly and usually causes death
2
9.9
A cancer that starts in nerve cells and mostly affects young children and can spread
A cancer that grows from nerve cells in the brain or spinal cord
A cancer that starts in nerve cells and nearby soft tissue
A cancer that grows in nerves and the tissue around them
How Aggressive
- Specialized
4
5.0
- Specialized
368
3.6
- Specialized
3
3.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
spongioblastoma = spongioblast (opaque) = spongio + blast + oma
Formed from specialized medical combining forms ('spongio-' and 'blast') plus the medical suffix '-oma' meaning 'tumor', which is not transparent to an average B1 learner.
Etymology
Spongioblastoma breaks into three parts: spongio- meaning 'sponge', -blast meaning 'young cell' like a 'bud', and -oma meaning 'tumor'. So a spongioblastoma is a tumor of sponge-like young cells that grows quickly and is therefore very serious.