glioblastoma
noun
glio·blas·to·ma
ˌglī-ō-ˌbla-ˈstō-mə 
variants
or less commonly glioblastoma multiforme
plural glioblastomas also glioblastomata
ˌglī-ō-ˌbla-ˈstō-mə-tə
or glioblastomas multiforme or glioblastoma multiformes
or glioblastomas multiforme or glioblastoma multiformes
: a malignant rapidly growing astrocytoma of the central nervous system and usually of a cerebral hemisphere
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The 54-year-old was diagnosed with glioblastoma at the end of 2022 and is currently undergoing treatment
Author Sophie Kinsella revealed she was diagnosed with an aggressive brain cancer.
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Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 17 Apr. 2024
That’s a dramatic result in glioblastoma multiforme, or GBM, an aggressive brain cancer that has eluded effective treatments for decades.
—Damian Garde Reprints, STAT, 14 Mar. 2024
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Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 17 Apr. 2024
That’s a dramatic result in glioblastoma multiforme, or GBM, an aggressive brain cancer that has eluded effective treatments for decades.
—Damian Garde Reprints, STAT, 14 Mar. 2024
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glioblastoma
noun
glio·blas·to·ma
ˌglī-(ˌ)ō-bla-ˈstō-mə
plural glioblastomas also glioblastomata
-mət-ə
: a malignant rapidly growing astrocytoma of the central nervous system and usually of a cerebral hemisphere
Glioblastoma is the worst grade of malignant glioma, a relatively uncommon but deadly class of brain tumors that kills 97% of those diagnosed within 5 years.—Greg Miller, Science
Greg Miller, Sciencecalled also glioblastoma multiforme
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