blastoma

American  

[bla-stoh-muh] / blæˈstoʊ mə /

noun

Pathology.

plural

blastomas, blastomata

1. a tumor originating from undifferentiated embryonic cells and having little or no connective tissue.

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blastoma British  

/ ˌblæsˈtəʊmə /

noun

1. pathol

   1. a tumour composed of embryonic tissue that has not yet developed a specialized function

   2. ( in combination )

      neuroblastoma

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Etymology

Origin of blastoma

blast- ( def. ) + -oma

Example Sentences

The state Department of Health and Human Services for several years has been investigating a greater-than-expected number of cases of two types of rare childhood cancers in the seacoast region: rhabdomyosarcoma and pleuropulmonary blastoma.

From Seattle Times

Women who are African-American, have undergone pelvic radiation treatments or have a history of retinal blastoma may be at increased risk, though it's unclear why, Carey says.

From US News

As soon as we had the results from surgery, I began Googling “blastoma,” and I think it was Wikipedia that told me the prognosis was 14 months.

From Washington Post