blastoma

blas·to·ma

 (blă-stō′mə)

n. pl. blas·to·mas or blas·to·ma·ta (-mə-tə)

A neoplasm composed of immature and undifferentiated cells.

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blastoma

(ˌblæsˈtəʊmə)

n, pl -mata or -mas

(Pathology) pathol

a. a tumour composed of embryonic tissue that has not yet developed a specialized function

b. (in combination): neuroblastoma.

[C20: New Latin, from blasto- + -oma]

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blastoma

a neoplasm arising in the blastema, i.e., tissue from which an organ or part is formed. Also blastocytoma.

See also: Cancer

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blastoma - a tumor composed of immature undifferentiated cells blastocytoma, embryonal carcinosarcoma neoplasm, tumor, tumour - an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose

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