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Definition of "astrocytoma" [astrocytoma]

  • A malignant tumor of nervous tissue composed of astrocytes. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "astrocytoma" in a sentence
  • ""KJ," was suffering from a painful and debilitating condition called astrocytoma, a tumor in his spinal column."
  • "“Because right in the middle of this woman’s brain was an astrocytoma, which is just about the nastiest tumor you can find.”"
  • "I have not been told what type of cancer it is i.e. glioblastoma, astrocytoma, meninglioma ony the stage."