neuroblastoma

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noun

A form of cancer that affects the ganglia in various parts of the body

OriginEnglish blastoma ← Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-) ← Proto-Indo-European *snéh₁wr̥ →
Less commonScrabble 17
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Meanings

nounneuroblastoma (plural neuroblastomas or neuroblastomata)

plural neuroblastomas · plural neuroblastomata

  1. medicineA form of cancer that affects the ganglia in various parts of the body

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)neh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*snéh₁wr̥
  3. Ancient Greekνεῦρον (neûron)
  4. Ancient Greekνευρο- (neuro-)
  5. Englishneuro-
  6. Englishblastoma
  7. Englishneuroblastoma

From neuro- + blastoma.

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Translations

Czech neuroblastom
  • neuroblastomform of cancer
Finnish neuroblastooma
  • neuroblastoomaform of cancer
French neuroblastome
  • neuroblastomeform of cancer
Greek νευροβλάστωμα
  • νευροβλάστωμα (nevrovlástoma)form of cancer
Italian neuroblastoma
  • neuroblastomaform of cancer
Portuguese neuroblastoma
  • neuroblastomaform of cancer
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APA

neuroblastoma. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neuroblastoma

MLA

“neuroblastoma.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neuroblastoma. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “neuroblastoma,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neuroblastoma.

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