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rhabdomyosarcoma

[ rab-doh-mahy-oh-sahr-koh-muh ]
/ ˌræb doʊˌmaɪ oʊ sɑrˈkoʊ mə /
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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.
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Origin of rhabdomyosarcoma

First recorded in 1895–1900; rhabdo- + myo- + sarcoma
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