Meanings
nounblastoma (plural blastomas or blastomata)
plural blastomas · plural blastomata
- medicineA tumour that is caused by malignancies in precursor cells or blasts.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna tumor composed of immature undifferentiated cells
Similar
blastocytomaembryonal carcinosarcoma
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 胚細胞瘤 /胚细胞瘤
- 胚細胞瘤 /胚细胞瘤 (pēixìbāoliú)type of tumour
Finnish blastooma
- blastoomatype of tumour
French blastome
- blastometype of tumour
German Blastom
- Blastomtype of tumour
Italian blastoma
- blastomatype of tumour
Japanese 芽細胞腫
- 芽細胞腫 (gasaibōshu)type of tumour
Russian бласто́ма
- бласто́ма (blastóma)type of tumour
Turkish blastom
- blastomtype of tumour
Cite this entry
APA
blastoma. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blastoma
MLA
“blastoma.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blastoma. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “blastoma,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blastoma.
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