Blastoma (Noun)
Meaning
A tumor composed of immature undifferentiated cells.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- The pathologist diagnosed the patient with a medulloblastoma, a highly malignant blastoma of the central nervous system.
- Studies have shown that embryonic stem cells share some characteristics with blastoma cells in terms of their ability to differentiate.
- The neurosurgeon carefully removed the retinoblastoma, a rare type of eye blastoma that mostly affects young children.
- Researchers believe that understanding the behavior of blastoma cells can lead to the development of more effective cancer treatments.
- Medulloblastoma is a primary brain tumor classified as a blastoma, composed of undifferentiated neuroepithelial cells that originate from the cerebellum or brainstem.