neuroblastoma

noun

type of cancer of the nervous system

Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-wr̥ Proto-Indo-European *snéh₁wr̥der. Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron) Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-)der. English neuro- English blastoma English neuroblastoma From neuro- + blastoma.

A form of cancer that affects the ganglia in various parts of the body