medulloblastoma

medulloblastoma definition - medical

med·ul·lo·blas·to·ma (mĕdˌl-ō-blă-stōˈmə, mĭ-dŭlˌō-)

noun
A glioma consisting of neoplastic cells that resemble the undifferentiated cells of the primitive neural tube.

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