astrocytoma
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- noun
- /ˌæstroʊsaɪˈtoʊmə/
- Specialized
:
astrocitoma
- Astrocytomas.
- astrocytoma tumor
- grade astrocytoma
Examples
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That's he knows about the astrocytoma.
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It's called astrocytomas, and it explains the dizziness and the illusion of light.
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Franklin, it's time to kiss your astrocytoma goodbye.
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A second astrocytoma in the family of styles is their part wire, as this is then used to their present cosmology.
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It's called an astrocytoma.
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He's got astrocytoma, for Christ's sakes.
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I personally have seen two people, stage 3 and 4 lung cancer and astrocytoma (brain tumor), become completely free of any cancer cells or tumors (both in their 30s).
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While at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Mo., Michael underwent several tests which eventually diagnosed him with astrocytoma—brain cancer.
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Speaking from experience, I am a medically trained doctor, diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor (astrocytoma) three years ago (that's an 'incurable one' for the above commenter).
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The doctors diagnosed him with a high-grade astrocytoma located in the back of his brain.
Synonyms
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An unusual growth of cells in the brain that can be harmful
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A growth in the brain or spinal cord that starts in support cells
Surface Forms
Morphology
astrocytoma = astrocyte (opaque) = astrocyt + oma
This is a specialized medical formation built from technical combining form 'astrocyt-' and the medical suffix '-oma', which B1 learners are unlikely to know.
Etymology
Astrocytoma comes from three parts: astro- 'star', cyt- 'cell', and -oma 'tumor'. So, an astrocytoma is a tumor that starts in 'star'-shaped brain cells.