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  • Gliosarcoma

    A glioma combined with fusiform sarcoma cells.  

  • Glioneuroma

    A tumor having the characteristics of glioma and neuroma.  

  • Gliomatous

    Affected with or of the nature of a glioma.  

  • Gliomatosis

    The formation of a large glioma or of multiple gliomas.  

  • Glioma retinae

    A malignant tumor of the retina that occurs in children and metastasizes late.  

  • Mixed glioma

    A glioma composed of several different types of cells, including for example astrocytes, ependyma] cells, and/or oligodendrocytes.  

  • Glide

    To move in a smooth, virtually frictionless manner.  

  • Glicentin

    A 69-amino acid peptide secreted by small intestinal cells. It inhibits gastric acid secretion, stimulates insulin secretion by the pancreas, regulates intestinal motility, and fosters the growth of intestinal mucosal cells.  

  • Gliarase

    An astrocytic mass with incomplete fission of cytoplasm.  

  • Glial fibrillary acidic protein

    An intermediate filament found only in astrocytes and astroglial cells. It forms part of the skeletal structure of neurons. Abnormalities in GFAP are found in a variety of neurological diseases, including Alzheimer’s disease, Creutzfeldt- Jakob disease, and some brain tumors.  

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