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rhabdomyoma

American

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

noun

Pathology.

a benign tumor made up of striated muscular tissue.

rhabdomyoma British

/ ˌræbdəʊmaɪˈəʊmə /

noun

pathol a benign tumour of striated muscle

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Origin of rhabdomyoma

First recorded in 1875–80; rhabdo- + myoma

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rhabdomyoma

Tumours of Muscle.—With the exception of congenital varieties, such as the rhabdomyoma, tumours of muscle grow from the connective-tissue framework and not from the muscle fibres.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Alexis Thomson

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