neuroblastoma

American  

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

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

Noun Inflected Forms

• neuroblastomas
  plural
• neuroblastomata
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of neuroblastoma

First recorded in 1905–10; neuro- + blastoma

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

neuroblastoma neuroblastomas

Aidan Brown, 21, is a cancer survivor who was diagnosed with stage 4 neuroblastoma, a rare cancer of the nerve tissue, a few days before his fifth birthday.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 27, 2026

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

From Science Daily ● Apr. 29, 2026

Hundreds of motorcyclists handed the cards over to Amelia Kolpa, from Rowley Regis in the Black Country, who has neuroblastoma and has been in and out of hospital since the age of two-and-a-half.

From BBC ● Feb. 5, 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

Delilah was diagnosed at age 4 with neuroblastoma, a cancer that typically starts in developing nerve cells and usually affects children under the age of 5.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2024

The study also demonstrated that inhibiting PRDX6 could impair cancer cell survival, especially in neuroblastomas, offering a new potential therapeutic target.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 15, 2024

This occurs in around 20 per cent of cases and accounts for about 40 per cent of high-risk neuroblastomas.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 9, 2024

Most tumours with defects in these genes were aggressive high-stage neuroblastomas, but did not carry amplifications.

From Nature ● Mar. 28, 2012

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