retinoblastoma

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noun

A malignant tumour of the retina; a hereditary condition found mostly in children.

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Meanings

nounretinoblastoma (plural retinoblastomas or retinoblastomata)

plural retinoblastomas · plural retinoblastomata

  1. medicineA malignant tumour of the retina; a hereditary condition found mostly in children.

    Retinoblastoma has two distinct variants, an inherited “familial” form and a sporadic form.

    2010, Siddhartha Mukherjee, The Emperor of All Maladies, Fourth Estate (2011), page 367

Origin

From retino- + blastoma.

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Translations

Czech retinoblastom
  • retinoblastommalignant tumour of the retina
Finnish retinoblastooma
  • retinoblastoomamalignant tumour of the retina
Indonesian retinoblastoma
  • retinoblastomamalignant tumour of the retina
Italian retinoblastoma
  • retinoblastomamalignant tumour of the retina
Spanish retinoblastoma
  • retinoblastomamalignant tumour of the retina
Turkish retinoblastom
  • retinoblastommalignant tumour of the retina
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APA

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MLA

“retinoblastoma.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retinoblastoma. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “retinoblastoma,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retinoblastoma.

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