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Neuroblastoma - 4 dictionary results

neu⋅ro⋅blas⋅to⋅ma

[noor-oh-bla-stoh-muh, nyoor-]
–noun, plural -mas, -ma⋅ta [-muh-tuh] . Pathology.
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.

Origin:
1905–10; neuro- + blastoma
neu·ro·blas·to·ma   (nŏŏr'ō-blā-stō'mə, nyŏŏr'-)   
n.   pl. neu·ro·blas·to·mas or neu·ro·blas·to·ma·ta (-mə-tə)
A malignant tumor composed of neuroblasts, originating in the autonomic nervous system or the adrenal medulla and occurring chiefly in infants and young children.

Main Entry: neu·ro·blas·to·ma
Pronunciation: "n(y)ur-O-blas-'tO-m&
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural neu·ro·blas·to·mas or neu·ro·blas·to·ma·ta /-m&t-&/
: a malignant tumor formed ofembryonic ganglion cells —neu·ro·blas·to·mal /-'tO-m&l/ adjective

neuroblastoma neu·ro·blas·to·ma (n&oobreve;r'ō-blā-stō'mə, ny&oobreve;r'-)
n.
A malignant tumor composed of neuroblasts, originating in the autonomic nervous system or the adrenal medulla and occurring most commonly in infants and young children.

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