Pathology · Nervous System · Hard
Medulloblastoma
Meaning: Malignant embryonal brain tumour of the cerebellum, most common in children.
In practice: A child with morning vomiting and unsteadiness was diagnosed with medulloblastoma.
Word parts
- -oma means a lump, mass or tumour
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Which word means: Malignant bone tumour whose cells produce osteoid, typically arising in the metaphysis of a long bone.
Answer: Osteosarcoma
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Answer: Syrinx
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