Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

astroglioma

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: as-troglioma
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A low-grade form of cystic astrocytoma

Example Sentences

"Of the thirty patients, five were diagnosed for adenocarcinoma of the stomach; five for glioma including three with glioblastoma and two with astroglioma; five for acute myeloid leukemia; five for primary hepatocellular carcinoma; five for lung cancer including two with pulmonary squamous-cell carcinoma, two with pulmonary adenocarcinoma and one with pulmonary neuroendocrinal carcinoma; and five for lung-to-brain metastatic adenocarcinoma."

Etymology

From astro- + glioma.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: astro

Inflected Forms

astrogliomas (plural)

Questions

What does astroglioma mean?: A low-grade form of cystic astrocytoma
Where does astroglioma come from?: From astro- + glioma.

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