neuroblastoma

American  

[noor-oh-bla-stoh-muh, nyoor-] / ˌnʊər oʊ blæˈstoʊ mə, ˌnyʊər- /

noun

Pathology.

neuroblastomas, plural neuroblastomata plural

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.

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neuroblastoma British  

/ ˌnjʊərəʊblæsˈtəʊmə /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

• neuroblastomas
  plural
• neuroblastomata
  plural

Etymology

Origin of neuroblastoma

First recorded in 1905–10; neuro- + blastoma

Example Sentences

It is also used to reduce unwanted facial hair in women and to help prevent neuroblastoma from returning.

From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2026

After learning about what the charity did, Carr met parents who had lost children to neuroblastoma and immediately said it was something he wanted to be involved in.

From BBC • Nov. 14, 2025

When six-year-old Bradley Lowery died after a long illness - he was only 18 months when diagnosed with neuroblastoma, a rare type of cancer - he had become known to the whole football community.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2025

The 8-year-old Bakersfield girl had been battling Stage IV neuroblastoma since 2019 with a grueling regimen of chemotherapy, immunotherapy and radiation treatments.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 23, 2024

Researchers have identified new variations in neuroblastoma that could lead to a more accurate prognosis and better-targeted treatments for this devastating childhood cancer.

From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2024