rhabdomyoma

[ rab-doh-mahy-oh-muh ]

noun

, Pathology.

, plural rhab·do·my·o·mas, rhab·do·my·o·ma·ta [rab-doh-mahy-, oh, -m, uh, -t, uh].

1. a benign tumor made up of striated muscular tissue.

rhabdomyoma

/ ˌræbdəʊmaɪˈəʊmə /

noun

1. pathol a benign tumour of striated muscle

Word History and Origins

Origin of rhabdomyoma¹

First recorded in 1875–80; rhabdo- + myoma

Word History and Origins

Origin of rhabdomyoma¹

C19: from New Latin, from Greek rhabdos a rod + myoma

Example Sentences

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.

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