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retinoblastoma

retinoblastoma noun: a malignant tumour of the retina; a hereditary condition found mostly in children.

Noun

retinoblastoma (plural retinoblastomas or retinoblastomata)

  1. A 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

retinoblastoma meaning in Indonesian

retinoblastoma in Indonesian

malignant tumour of the retina
retinoblastoma

Forms of retinoblastoma

pluralretinoblastomas
pluralretinoblastomata

Origin of retinoblastoma

From retino- + blastoma.

Words formed from retinoblastoma

Phrases with retinoblastoma

Questions about retinoblastoma

What does retinoblastoma mean?
Retinoblastoma means a malignant tumour of the retina; a hereditary condition found mostly in children.
What is retinoblastoma in Indonesian?
Retinoblastoma in Indonesian is retinoblastoma. See Retinoblastoma meaning in Indonesian.
What part of speech is retinoblastoma?
Retinoblastoma is a noun.
What is the plural of retinoblastoma?
The plural of retinoblastoma is retinoblastomas.

Words near retinoblastoma in the dictionary

  1. retinning
  2. retino-
  3. retinoate
  4. retinoates
  5. retinoblast
  6. retinoblastoma
  7. retinoblastoma protein
  8. retinoblastoma proteins
  9. retinoblastomas
  10. retinoblastomata
  11. retinoblasts

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