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Meaning of glioblastoma | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

A fast-growing, malignant tumor of the brain.

Equivalents

Deutsch Glioblastom
Ελληνικά γλοιοβλάστωμα
Español glioblastoma
Français glioblastome
Italiano glioblastoma
Русский глиобластóма

Examples

“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.”
“Hardy Fox[…] died on Oct. 30 at his home in San Anselmo, Calif. He was 73. His husband, Steven Kloman, said the cause was glioblastoma.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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