blastoma

[ bla-stoh-muh ]

noun

, Pathology.

, plural blas·to·mas, blas·to·ma·ta [bla-, stoh, -m, uh, -t, uh].

1. a tumor originating from undifferentiated embryonic cells and having little or no connective tissue.

blastoma

/ ˌblæsˈtəʊmə /

noun

1. pathol
   1. a tumour composed of embryonic tissue that has not yet developed a specialized function
   2. ( in combination )

      neuroblastoma

Word History and Origins

Origin of blastoma¹

blast- ( def ) + -oma

Word History and Origins

Origin of blastoma¹

C20: New Latin, from blasto- + -oma

Example Sentences

The state Department of Health and Human Services for several years has been investigating a greater-than-expected number of cases of two types of rare childhood cancers in the seacoast region: rhabdomyosarcoma and pleuropulmonary blastoma.

From Seattle Times

Women who are African-American, have undergone pelvic radiation treatments or have a history of retinal blastoma may be at increased risk, though it's unclear why, Carey says.

From US News

As soon as we had the results from surgery, I began Googling “blastoma,” and I think it was Wikipedia that told me the prognosis was 14 months.

From Washington Post