retinoblastoma

[ret-noh-bla-stoh-muh]

noun

plural

retinoblastomas, retinoblastomata 

1. Pathology.,  an inheritable tumor of the eye.

Word History and Origins

Origin of retinoblastoma¹

First recorded in 1920–25; retin(a) + -o- + blastoma

Example Sentences

The Trump administration is impeding the National Institutes of Health-backed science that enabled treatment of retinoblastoma, a rare childhood eye cancer.

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My son Jack was diagnosed in 2022 with retinoblastoma, a malignant childhood cancer of the central nervous system that originates and grows in the eye.

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Caroline was born with the same retinoblastoma, which left her partially sighted in one eye.

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Having his son be diagnosed with retinoblastoma at such a young age changed Shaw's view of science and encouraged him to increase accessibility for blind or low-vision scientists within his field.

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Rock, a labor and delivery nurse, recalled learning about retinoblastoma – a type of eye cancer that begins in the back of the eye and is most common in children.

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