medulloblastoma

noun

me·​dul·​lo·​blas·​to·​ma mə-ˌdə-lō-ˌbla-ˈstō-mə 

plural medulloblastomas also medulloblastomata mə-ˌdə-lō-ˌbla-ˈstō-mə-tə 

: a malignant tumor of the central nervous system arising in the cerebellum especially in children

Examples of medulloblastoma in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

On March 1, the 20-year-old daughter of Michael Strahan appeared on the Beyond the Battlefront podcast and opened up about receiving her diagnosis and undergoing emergency surgery to remove a large medulloblastoma — a type of malignant tumor — in her cerebellum in October 2023. —Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025

Isabella Strahan, daughter of beloved journalist, Good Morning America co-anchor, and former professional football player Michael Strahan, has experienced the unthinkable – battling medulloblastoma, an aggressive brain cancer. —Dominique Fluker, Essence, 31 Jan. 2025

Isabella was diagnosed with a medulloblastoma, a rare brain tumor, in October 2023, and underwent surgery and chemotherapy. —Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024

The 19-year-old had been battling medulloblastoma, a malignant brain tumor since last year and announced on her YouTube page that her cancer treatment is over and her scans are clear. —Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 19 July 2024

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from medulla + -o- + blast- + -oma

First Known Use

1925, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for medulloblastoma

• cholesteatoma
• epithelioma
• lymphogranuloma
• mesothelioma
• retinoblastoma
• adenocarcinoma
• choriocarcinoma
• pheochromocytoma
• ambystoma
• atheroma
• carcinoma
• coloboma

Medical Definition

medulloblastoma

noun

me·​dul·​lo·​blas·​to·​ma mə-ˌdəl-ō-ˌblas-ˈtō-mə 

plural medulloblastomas also medulloblastomata -ˈtō-mət-ə 

: a malignant tumor of the central nervous system arising in the cerebellum especially in children

medulloblastomatous

-ˈtō-mət-əs 

adjective