retinoblastoma
noun
ret·i·no·blas·to·ma
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plural retinoblastomas
also retinoblastomata\ ˌre-tə-nō-ˌbla-ˈstō-mə-tə
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Both children were diagnosed at the age of 2 with an advanced stage of a rare and aggressive eye cancer called retinoblastoma that usually occurs in kids younger than 5. — Daniel Chang, miamiherald, "'They killed my kid.' Parents sue renowned doctor, hospital after children die of cancer | Miami Herald," 21 May 2018 SUBSCRIBE TODAY Salette Ruiz was diagnosed at age 2 with a rare eye cancer called retinoblastoma. — Daniel Chang, miamiherald, "'They killed my kid.' Parents sue renowned doctor, hospital after children die of cancer | Miami Herald," 18 May 2018 Doctors diagnosed him with retinoblastoma, a rare cancer of the retina that mostly affects infants and young children. — Samantha Bresnahan, CNN, "USC football player: 'OK, I'm blind ... Now let's deal with it'," 4 Apr. 2018 Research involves chemotherapy to treat retinoblastoma, a cancer that begins in the retina, the black part of the eyeball. — Joe Davidson | Columnist, Washington Post, "Whistleblowers at U.S. funded research institutions fear retaliation," 25 Sep. 2017 Olson lost his eye sight to retinoblastoma, a form of eye cancer. — Jason Gold Diehards, ajc, "WATCH: Long snapper Jake Olson reflects on becoming a part of the USC family," 19 Sep. 2017 Olson was born with retinoblastoma, a cancer of the retina. — Jim Kleinpeter, NOLA.com, "NBA pursuing draft lottery changes to be voted in prior to 2017-18 season: report," 7 Sep. 2017 Olson was born with an eye cancer called retinoblastoma. — Andy Staples, SI.com, "The Best- and Worst-Case Scenarios for Teams at the Center of Week 1's Biggest Plot Twists," 4 Sep. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'retinoblastoma.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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retinoblastoma
noun
ret·i·no·blas·to·ma
| \ ˌret-ᵊn-ō-ˌblas-ˈtō-mə
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plural retinoblastomas
also retinoblastomata\ -mət-ə
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