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rhabdomyoma

[ rab-doh-mahy-oh-muh ]
/ ˌræb doʊ maɪˈoʊ mə /

noun, plural rhab·do·my·o·mas, rhab·do·my·o·ma·ta [rab-doh-mahy-oh-muh-tuh]. /ˌræb doʊ maɪˈoʊ mə tə/. Pathology.

a benign tumor made up of striated muscular tissue.

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Origin of rhabdomyoma

First recorded in 1875–80; rhabdo- + myoma

Words nearby rhabdomyoma

rhabdoid, rhabdom, rhabdomancy, rhabdomyoblast, rhabdomyolysis, rhabdomyoma, rhabdomyosarcoma, Rhabdoviridae, rhabdovirus, rhachilla, rhachis
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British Dictionary definitions for rhabdomyoma

rhabdomyoma
/ (ˌræbdəʊmaɪˈəʊmə) /

noun plural -mas or -mata (-mətə)

pathol a benign tumour of striated muscle

Word Origin for rhabdomyoma

C19: from New Latin, from Greek rhabdos a rod + myoma
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Medical definitions for rhabdomyoma

rhabdomyoma
[ răb′dō-mī-ō′mə ]

n.

A benign tumor derived from striated muscle.
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