Pronunciation: ˌ gl ī - ō - ˌ bla- ' st ō -m ə
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -mas also -ma · ta \ -m ə -t ə \
Etymology: New Latin, from glia glia + blast- + -oma
Date: circa 1923
: a malignant rapidly growing astrocytoma of the central nervous system and usually of a cerebral hemisphere ― called also glioblastoma mul · ti · for · me \ - ˌ m ə lt- ə - ' fo ̇ rm- ē \