medulloblastoma

/ (mɪˌdʌləʊblæsˈtəʊmə) /

noun

a rapidly growing brain tumour that develops in children and is responsive to radiotherapy

QUIZZES

HEED THE VOX POPULI, AND TAKE THIS WORD OF THE DAY QUIZ!

Test your memory on these verbal firecrackers from the week of June 29 to July 5!
Question 1 of 7
anchorite
a granular metamorphic rock.
a person who has retired to a solitary place for a life of religious seclusion.
a hobble or fetter for a horse or other animal.
TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Words nearby medulloblastoma

medullated fiber, medullation, medullectomy, medullization, medulloarthritis, medulloblastoma, medulloepithelioma, medusa, medusa head, medusafish, medusan
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for medulloblastoma

medulloblastoma
[ mĕd′l-ō-blă-stō′mə, mĭ-dŭl′ō- ]

n.

A glioma consisting of neoplastic cells that resemble the undifferentiated cells of the primitive neural tube.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.