How to Pronounce Hemangioblastoma
Definition, meaning, and phonetic spelling
Hemangioblastoma Pronunciation
heh-man-jee-oh-blas-TOH-mah
Stressed syllable in ALL CAPS · hyphens separate syllables
Syllable Breakdown
heh
man
jee
oh
blas
TOH
stress here
mah
7 syllables
What is Hemangioblastoma?
A benign, highly vascular tumor of the central nervous system most commonly found in the cerebellum, associated with von Hippel-Lindau disease. It can cause headache, nausea, and balance problems, and is treated with surgical removal or stereotactic radiosurgery.
Questions About Hemangioblastoma
How do you pronounce hemangioblastoma?
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Say it like this: heh-man-jee-oh-blas-TOH-mah. The stress falls on the last syllable, which rhymes with "comma." A common mistake is putting the stress in the middle of the word, but the emphasis belongs at the end.
How many syllables does hemangioblastoma have?
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Hemangioblastoma has six syllables: he-man-gi-o-blas-to-ma. Breaking it into chunks like this makes it much easier to say out loud without stumbling.
What do the word parts of hemangioblastoma mean?
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The word comes from three Greek roots: "hema" (blood), "angio" (vessel), and "blastoma" (tumor of immature cells). Put together, it literally means a blood-vessel tumor made of young, developing cells.
What's a plain English way to describe a hemangioblastoma?
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A hemangioblastoma is a benign (non-cancerous) tumor that grows from blood vessels in the brain or spinal cord. In everyday terms, it's an abnormal growth of blood vessel tissue in the nervous system.
What other medical words share the root 'angio'?
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Medical terms like angiogram, angioplasty, and angiosarcoma all contain "angio," which always refers to blood vessels. Learning this root helps you understand that any "angio" word is connected to the blood vessel system.
What's a common mispronunciation of hemangioblastoma?
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Many people mistakenly say heh-man-jee-oh-blas-TOH-muh (changing the final 'a' sound) or stress the wrong syllable by saying HEM-an-jee-oh-blas-toma. Remember: the final syllable gets the stress, and it ends with an 'ah' sound.
Is there a short way to refer to hemangioblastoma?
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Yes, doctors sometimes shorten it to just "hemangioma" (he-man-jee-OH-muh) when talking about blood vessel tumors in general, though hemangioblastoma is the more specific medical term for this particular type.
How would you use hemangioblastoma in a sentence?
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You might read: "The patient was diagnosed with a hemangioblastoma in the cerebellum." This simply tells you that the tumor is located in a specific part of the brain and is made of blood vessel tissue.