BLASTOMA

blastoma, blastocytoma, embryonal carcinosarcoma

(noun) a tumor composed of immature undifferentiated cells

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

blastoma (plural blastomas or blastomata)

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

Hypernyms

• tumor

Hyponyms

• ameloblastoma

• blastomogenic

• glioblastoma

• gonadoblastoma

• lymphoblastoma

• medulloblastoma

• myoblastoma

• nephroblastoma

• pineoblastoma

• retinoblastoma

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

20 June 2025

MODEST

(adjective) marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself; “a modest apartment”; “too modest to wear his medals”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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