# astroscitoma?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/astroscitoma/259538>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 12, 2004, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/astroscitoma/259538 "2004-08-12T15:03:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![badbadrubberpiggy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/57b2e6/32.png) [@badbadrubberpiggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/badbadrubberpiggy)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2004, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/astroscitoma/259538/1 "2004-08-12T15:03:38Z")

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I’m sure that’s not a real word, but I’m transcribing a conversation for my boss from an expert witness (I work at a law firm), and I can’t figure out what this word he (the expert witness) keeps using is.

He’s discussing the effects of closed-head injuries on the brain. The word sounds like astroscitoma, but if anybody knows what he is really saying (or can wager an educated guess), I’d like to know so I can at least replace it with a real word.

This might belong in another forum, but hopefully it has a factual answer…  
Thanks!

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**Author:** ![Squink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2004, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/astroscitoma/259538/2 "2004-08-12T15:11:51Z")

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It’s a type of cancerous brain tumor: [Astrocytoma](http://www.google.com/url?sa=U&start=2&q=http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic2693.htm&e=1102)

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**Author:** ![badbadrubberpiggy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/57b2e6/32.png) [@badbadrubberpiggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/badbadrubberpiggy)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2004, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/astroscitoma/259538/3 "2004-08-12T15:21:23Z")

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Thank you so much!  
At least I was hearing it right, though not spelling it right 🙂