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blastoma

/blæstˈoʊmə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
blas-toma
IPA
/blæstˈoʊmə/
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tumour that is caused by malignancies in precursor cells or blasts.

Etymology

From blast- + -oma.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /blæstˈoʊmə/

Inflected Forms

blastomas (plural) blastomata (plural)

Derived Forms

adenoameloblastoma aesthesioneuroblastoma ameloblastoma androblastoma angioblastoma arrhenoblastoma astroblastoma blastomal blastomogenic cementoblastoma chondroblastoma chorioblastoma

Synonyms

blastocytoma embryonal carcinosarcoma

Rhymes With

oklahoma coma lymphoma aroma melanoma carcinoma sonoma glaucoma loma moma paloma mesothelioma

Questions

How do you pronounce blastoma?
The recorded pronunciation is /blæstˈoʊmə/.
What does blastoma mean?
A tumour that is caused by malignancies in precursor cells or blasts.
Where does blastoma come from?
From blast- + -oma.

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