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
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One of her children was diagnosed with neuroblastoma, a sometimes-lethal cancer that can form on a child’s nerve cells.
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Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2024
The day after one daughter, Audrey, took her last medication for Jeavons Syndrome -- an epileptic syndrome, another daughter, Sarah Grace, began displaying symptoms of what would be stage-four brain cancer, a neuroblastoma.
—Gabriella Abdul-Hakim, ABC News, 27 July 2023
Underwood died from neuroblastoma, a tumor that maladapted, said Hinton.
—Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 19 June 2023
The boy died in 2011 after a nine-month battle with neuroblastoma, just a few days short of his fourth birthday.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 12 May 2023
Shashank Sirsi talked to her about his research studying neuroblastoma in children.
—Dallas News, 11 Apr. 2022
As Koop had hoped, Dr. Evans succeeded in standardizing treatment for neuroblastoma.
—Margaret Foster, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Sep. 2022
Devon Still announced in June 2014 that Leah, who was four years old at the time, had been diagnosed with neuroblastoma, a form of cancer that occurs most often in infants and young children, per the American Cancer Society.
—Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2023
Among them, $24,782 was raised for pancreatic cancer treatment for a patient at Hartford Hospital, $15,035 for a patient with neuroblastoma at the Masonic Healthcare Center in Wallingford, and $9,700 raised for a 9-year-old who was treated at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center for a tumor.
—Sujata Srinivasan, courant.com, 21 Dec. 2021
Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2024
The day after one daughter, Audrey, took her last medication for Jeavons Syndrome -- an epileptic syndrome, another daughter, Sarah Grace, began displaying symptoms of what would be stage-four brain cancer, a neuroblastoma.
—Gabriella Abdul-Hakim, ABC News, 27 July 2023
Underwood died from neuroblastoma, a tumor that maladapted, said Hinton.
—Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 19 June 2023
The boy died in 2011 after a nine-month battle with neuroblastoma, just a few days short of his fourth birthday.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 12 May 2023
Shashank Sirsi talked to her about his research studying neuroblastoma in children.
—Dallas News, 11 Apr. 2022
As Koop had hoped, Dr. Evans succeeded in standardizing treatment for neuroblastoma.
—Margaret Foster, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Sep. 2022
Devon Still announced in June 2014 that Leah, who was four years old at the time, had been diagnosed with neuroblastoma, a form of cancer that occurs most often in infants and young children, per the American Cancer Society.
—Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2023
Among them, $24,782 was raised for pancreatic cancer treatment for a patient at Hartford Hospital, $15,035 for a patient with neuroblastoma at the Masonic Healthcare Center in Wallingford, and $9,700 raised for a 9-year-old who was treated at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center for a tumor.
—Sujata Srinivasan, courant.com, 21 Dec. 2021
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1910, in the meaning defined above
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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
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