glioblastoma

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glioblastoma gli·o·blas·to·ma (glē'ō-blā-stō'mə, glī'-)
n.
A glioma consisting chiefly of undifferentiated anaplastic cells frequently arranged radially about an irregular focus of necrosis, usually occurring in the cerebrum of adults. Also called grade IV astrocytoma.

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glioblastoma

noun
a fast-growing malignant brain tumor composed of spongioblasts; nearly always fatal 
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