单词 | retinoblastoma |
释义 | retinoblastoman. Medicine. A type of malignant retinal tumour composed of cells resembling those of the embryonic retina, typically occurring in young children, often as a familial (autosomal dominant) trait; an instance of this.In familial cases retinoblastoma is often bilateral and multiple. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of eye > [noun] > disorders of retina retinitis1821 retinitis pigmentosa1859 retinal detachment1860 detached retina1863 choroido-retinitis1869 neuroretinitis1878 chorioretinitis1880 pseudoglioma1884 macular degeneration1918 retinoblastoma1924 pseudofovea1925 retinopathy1930 RP1975 Rb1976 1924 Trans. Amer. Ophthalmol. Soc. 22 26 We therefore recommend that the term glioma of the retina be not used, except temporarily as a synonym or explanation to one of the following, which may more properly be applied to this condition: Neuro-epithelioma..; Retino-blastoma, proposed by Mallory; or Retino-cytoma. 1940 S. Duke-Elder Text-bk. Ophthalmol. III. xxxvi. 2832 Retino-blastomata..are common, forming the great majority of retinal ‘gliomata’. 1976 Pathol. Ann. 11 319 Exfoliated cells of medulloblastoma, neuroblastoma, and retinoblastoma are characterized by nuclear molding and clustering of adjacent cells. 1993 Albuquerque (New Mexico) Jrnl. 11 Feb. a17/6 When a child who carries the retinoblastoma gene is identified, doctors use laser microsurgery to zap the tumors as they form. 2003 Guardian 24 Jan. i. 10/3 Retinoblastoma..often entails removal of the eye because of the danger of the tumour moving down the optic nerve towards the brain. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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