rhabdomyosarcoma
[ rab-doh-mahy-oh-sahr-koh-muh ]
/ ˌræb doʊˌmaɪ oʊ sɑrˈkoʊ mə /
noun, plural rhab·do·my·o·sar·co·mas, rhab·do·my·o·sar·co·ma·ta [rab-doh-mahy-oh-sahr-koh-muh-tuh] /ˌræb doʊˌmaɪ oʊ sɑrˈkoʊ mə tə/. Pathology.
a malignant tumor made up of striated muscle tissue.
Nearby words
rhabdomal, rhabdomancy, rhabdomyoblast, rhabdomyolysis, rhabdomyoma, rhabdomyosarcoma, rhabdoviridae, rhabdovirus, rhachides, rhachilla, rhachis
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Medicine definitions for rhabdomyosarcoma
rhabdomyosarcoma
[ răb′dō-mī′ō-sär-kō′mə ]
n.
A malignant tumor derived from skeletal muscle, characterized in adults by poorly differentiated cells with large hyperchromatic nuclei.rhabdosarcoma
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