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n. - A tumor of the nerve tissue that is composed of certain star-shaped cells.

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  • “Because right in the middle of this woman’s brain was an astrocytoma, which is just about the nastiest tumor you can find.”
  • Do you believe that this vaccine would be effective with an astrocytoma?
  • Me talking psychosomatic and there's an astrocytoma or something growing inside her?
  • My 35 year old daughter has an astrocytoma grade 2 which has caused grand mal seizures.
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