rhabdomyosarcoma

rhabdomyosarcoma
rhab·do·myosarcoma

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  • rhabdomyosarcoma — noun a highly malignant neoplasm derived from striated muscle • Syn: ↑rhabdosarcoma • Hypernyms: ↑sarcoma • Hyponyms: ↑embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma, ↑embryonal rhabdosarcoma, ↑alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • rhabdomyosarcoma — noun A cancerous tumor of skeletal muscle. Rhabdomyosarcoma, the most common primary malignant orbital tumor of childhood, has been classified histologically as embryonal, differentiated, or alveolar. Syn: rabdomyo sarcoma …   Wiktionary

  • rhabdomyosarcoma — n. a rare malignant tumour, usually of childhood, originating in, or showing the characteristics of, striated muscle. Pleomorphic rhabdomyosarcoma occurs in late middle age, in the muscles of the limbs. Embryonal rhabdomyosarcomas, affecting… …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • rhabdomyosarcoma — Cancer that forms in the soft tissues in a type of muscle called striated muscle. Rhabdomyosarcoma can occur anywhere in the body …   English dictionary of cancer terms

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  • rhabdomyosarcoma — noun Etymology: New Latin, from rhabdo + my + sarcoma Date: 1898 a malignant tumor composed of striated muscle fibers …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • rhabdomyosarcoma — Malignant tumour (sarcoma) derived from striated muscle …   Dictionary of molecular biology

  • rhabdomyosarcoma — /rab doh muy oh sahr koh meuh/, n., pl. rhabdomyosarcomas, rhabdomyosarcomata / meuh teuh/. Pathol. a malignant tumor made up of striated muscle tissue. [1895 1900; RHABDO + MYO + SARCOMA] * * * …   Universalium

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