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Glinty

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  glio- or gli- pref. Neuroglia: glioma.

• Glioblast

  glioblast gli·o·blast (glē’ə-blāst’, glī’-) n. An early neural cell developing from the early ependymal cell of the neural tube.

• Glioblastoma

  glioblastoma gli·o·blas·to·ma (glē’ō-blā-stō’mə, glī’-) n. A glioma consisting chiefly of undifferentiated anaplastic cells frequently arranged radially about an irregular focus of necrosis, usually occurring in the cerebrum of adults. Also called grade IV astrocytoma.

• Glioblastoma multiforme

  glioblastoma multiforme glioblastoma mul·ti·for·me (mŭl’tə-fôr’mē) n. A virulent brain cancer that is usually fatal.

• Glioma

  [glahy-oh-muh] /glaɪˈoʊ mə/ noun, plural gliomas, gliomata [glahy-oh-muh-tuh] /glaɪˈoʊ mə tə/ (Show IPA) 1. a tumor of the brain composed of neuroglia. /ɡlaɪˈəʊmə/ noun (pl) -mata (-mətə), -mas 1. a tumour of the brain and spinal cord, composed of neuroglia cells and fibres n. type of brain tumor, 1870, medical Latin, literally “glue tumor,” from […]

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