neuroblastoma
noun
neu·ro·blas·to·ma ˌnu̇r-ō-bla-ˈstō-mə 
ˌnyu̇r-
plural neuroblastomas also neuroblastomata ˌnu̇r-ō-bla-ˈstō-mə-tə
ˌnyu̇r-
: a malignant tumor formed of embryonic ganglion cells
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Porras, 40, a single mom, told Fox News Digital that when Elena was born, she was diagnosed with stage 3 neuroblastoma – a cancer that develops from immature nerve cells, according to Mayo Clinic. 
Fox News, 14 May 2022 Payne met the 8-year-old, who was battling neuroblastoma, on a team visit to a local hospital several years earlier and struck up a friendship. Mark Osborne, ABC News, 9 May 2022 Evan Omar Polina Aguilar was a chubby 2-year-old when he was diagnosed with malignant neuroblastoma cancer in May 2019, said his mother, Lorena Aguilar. Juan Montes, WSJ, 30 Apr. 2022 Among those at the clinic this week was Anna Riabiko, from Poltava, Ukraine, who was seeking treatment for her daughter Lubov, who has neuroblastoma. chicagotribune.com, 18 Mar. 2022 There was a large tumor on his kidney called a neuroblastoma. Tom Corwin, ajc, 26 Sep. 2021 In early September 2020, her grandson Matias, my nephew, was diagnosed with stage 4 neuroblastoma, at a shy and tiny 8 months old. Emily Davies, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2021 Mutated forms of the gene and protein have been found in non-small cell lung cancer, anaplastic large cell lymphoma and neuroblastoma, a brain cancer. Katie Hunt, CNN, 21 May 2020 Mom comes to the rescue Rhett was diagnosed with stage 4 neuroblastoma in February 2019. Colleen Shalby, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2020 See More
Fox News, 14 May 2022 Payne met the 8-year-old, who was battling neuroblastoma, on a team visit to a local hospital several years earlier and struck up a friendship. Mark Osborne, ABC News, 9 May 2022 Evan Omar Polina Aguilar was a chubby 2-year-old when he was diagnosed with malignant neuroblastoma cancer in May 2019, said his mother, Lorena Aguilar. Juan Montes, WSJ, 30 Apr. 2022 Among those at the clinic this week was Anna Riabiko, from Poltava, Ukraine, who was seeking treatment for her daughter Lubov, who has neuroblastoma. chicagotribune.com, 18 Mar. 2022 There was a large tumor on his kidney called a neuroblastoma. Tom Corwin, ajc, 26 Sep. 2021 In early September 2020, her grandson Matias, my nephew, was diagnosed with stage 4 neuroblastoma, at a shy and tiny 8 months old. Emily Davies, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2021 Mutated forms of the gene and protein have been found in non-small cell lung cancer, anaplastic large cell lymphoma and neuroblastoma, a brain cancer. Katie Hunt, CNN, 21 May 2020 Mom comes to the rescue Rhett was diagnosed with stage 4 neuroblastoma in February 2019. Colleen Shalby, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2020 See More Word History
Etymology
neuroblast "embryonic ganglion cell" (from neuro- + -blast) + -oma
First Known Use
1910, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
neuroblastoma
noun
neu·ro·blas·to·ma ˌn(y)u̇r-ō-blas-ˈtō-mə
plural neuroblastomas also neuroblastomata -mət-ə
: a malignant tumor formed of embryonic ganglion cells