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rhabdomyoma

[ rab-doh-mahy-oh-muh ]

noun

Pathology.
plural rhabdomyomas, rhabdomyomata
  1. a benign tumor made up of striated muscular tissue.


rhabdomyoma

/ ˌæəʊɪˈəʊə /

noun

  1. pathol a benign tumour of striated muscle
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of rhabdomyoma1

First recorded in 1875–80; rhabdo- + myoma
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of rhabdomyoma1

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