neuroblastoma
noun
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.
neuroblastomas
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pluralof neuroblastoma.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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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
