medulloblastoma
/ (mɪˌdʌləʊblæsˈtəʊmə) /
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noun
a rapidly growing brain tumour that develops in children and is responsive to radiotherapy
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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.
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