rhabdomyoma

[ rab-doh-mahy-oh-muh ]

noun,plural rhab·do·my·o·mas, rhab·do·my·o·ma·ta [rab-doh-mahy-oh-muh-tuh]. /ˌræb doʊ maɪˈoʊ mə tə/. Pathology.
  1. a benign tumor made up of striated muscular tissue.

Origin of rhabdomyoma

1
First recorded in 1875–80; rhabdo- + myoma

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British Dictionary definitions for rhabdomyoma

rhabdomyoma

/ (ˌræbdəʊmaɪˈəʊmə) /


nounplural -mas or -mata (-mətə)
  1. pathol a benign tumour of striated muscle

Origin of rhabdomyoma

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

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