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neuroblastoma
[ noor-oh-bla-stoh-muh, nyoor- ]
noun
, Pathology.
, plural neu·ro·blas·to·mas, neu·ro·blas·to·ma·ta [n, oo, r-oh-bla-, stoh, -m, uh, -t, uh, ny, oo, r-].
- a malignant tumor of immature nerve cells that usually starts in the autonomic nervous system or adrenal gland and spreads quickly, most often affecting young children.
neuroblastoma
/ ˌnjʊərəʊblæsˈtəʊmə /
noun
- pathol a malignant tumour that derives from neuroblasts, occurring mainly in the adrenal gland
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