glioblastoma

Etymology

From glio- + blastoma.

glioblastoma means A fast-growing, malignant tumor of the brain. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 83 out of 100.

noun

A fast-growing, malignant tumor of the brain.“Cushing had found ingenious ways to surgically extract brain tumors, including the notorious glioblastomas—tumors so heavily crisscrossed with blood vessels that they could hemorrhage any minute.”