medulloblastoma
noun
me·dul·lo·blas·to·ma
mə-ˌdə-lō-ˌbla-ˈstō-mə 
plural medulloblastomas also medulloblastomata
mə-ˌdə-lō-ˌbla-ˈstō-mə-tə
: a malignant tumor of the central nervous system arising in the cerebellum especially in children
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Spencer Helliwell from Swindon, England, was diagnosed with medulloblastoma in March 2024 after developing a lazy eye and symptoms including dribbling and headaches, his mother Char Humphries told the BBC.
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Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
Since Fox last spoke with MBI, the group has helped fast-track at least two clinical trials at the University of Florida for medulloblastoma and several other studies are in the works.
—Bret Baier , Amy Munneke, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2025
On March 1, the 20-year-old daughter of Michael Strahan appeared on the Beyond the Battlefront podcast and opened up about receiving her diagnosis and undergoing emergency surgery to remove a large medulloblastoma — a type of malignant tumor — in her cerebellum in October 2023.
—Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025
Isabella Strahan, daughter of beloved journalist, Good Morning America co-anchor, and former professional football player Michael Strahan, has experienced the unthinkable – battling medulloblastoma, an aggressive brain cancer.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 31 Jan. 2025
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Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
Since Fox last spoke with MBI, the group has helped fast-track at least two clinical trials at the University of Florida for medulloblastoma and several other studies are in the works.
—Bret Baier , Amy Munneke, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2025
On March 1, the 20-year-old daughter of Michael Strahan appeared on the Beyond the Battlefront podcast and opened up about receiving her diagnosis and undergoing emergency surgery to remove a large medulloblastoma — a type of malignant tumor — in her cerebellum in October 2023.
—Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025
Isabella Strahan, daughter of beloved journalist, Good Morning America co-anchor, and former professional football player Michael Strahan, has experienced the unthinkable – battling medulloblastoma, an aggressive brain cancer.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 31 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for medulloblastoma
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“Medulloblastoma.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/medulloblastoma. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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medulloblastoma
noun
me·dul·lo·blas·to·ma
mə-ˌdəl-ō-ˌblas-ˈtō-mə
plural medulloblastomas also medulloblastomata
-ˈtō-mət-ə
: a malignant tumor of the central nervous system arising in the cerebellum especially in children
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