RETINOBLASTOMA


Meaning of RETINOBLASTOMA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌre-tə-nō-ˌblas-ˈtō-mə ]

noun

( plural -mas also ret·i·no·blas·to·ma·ta -mə-tə)

Etymology: New Latin, from retin- + blast- + -oma

Date: 1924

: a malignant tumor of the retina that develops during childhood, is derived from retinal germ cells, and is associated with a chromosomal abnormality

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