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-].

1. 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

1. pathol a malignant tumour that derives from neuroblasts, occurring mainly in the adrenal gland

Word History and Origins

Origin of neuroblastoma¹

First recorded in 1905–10; neuro- + blastoma