retinoblastoma

[ ret-noh-bla-stoh-muh ]

noun,plural ret·ino·blas·to·mas, ret·ino·blas·to·ma·ta

[ret-noh-bla-stoh-muh-tuh]. /ˌrɛt noʊ blæˈstoʊ mə tə/.

Pathology. an inheritable tumor of the eye.

Origin of retinoblastoma

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

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How to use retinoblastoma in a sentence

In the biography of cancer, retinoblastoma (RB) is a lead character.
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