Astroblastoma
astroblastoma
astroblastoma as·tro·blas·to·ma (ās’trō-blā-stō’mə)
n.
a poorly differentiated tumor composed of astrocytes and arranged radially with short fibrils terminating on small blood vessels. also called grade ii astrocytoma, grade iii astrocytoma.
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