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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.

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

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