A surname of Irish origin, also referring to the Gleason score system used in prostate cancer diagnosis to grade tumor aggressiveness.
From Irish Ó Glasáin, meaning 'descendant of Glasán', where Glasán is a personal name possibly derived from glas meaning 'green' or 'gray-green'. In medical context, named after American pathologist Donald Gleason who developed the grading system in the 1960s.
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