glioblastoma

noun

Etymology: From glio- + blastoma.

1. A fast-growing, malignant tumor of the brain.

   “Cushing had found ingenious ways to surgically extract brain tumors, including the notorious glioblastomas—tumors so heavily crisscrossed with blood vessels that they could hemorrhage any minute.”

   “Hardy Fox[…] died on Oct. 30 at his home in San Anselmo, Calif. He was 73. His husband, Steven Kloman, said the cause was glioblastoma.”