medulloblastoma

/ (mɪˌdʌləʊblæsˈtəʊmə) /

noun

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

Words nearby medulloblastoma

medullated fiber, medullation, medullectomy, medullization, medulloarthritis, medulloblastoma, medulloepithelioma, medusa, medusa head, medusafish, medusan

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Medicine 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.