rhabdomyoma
[ rab-doh-mahy-oh-muh ]
/ ˌræb doʊ maɪˈoʊ mə /
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.
a benign tumor made up of striated muscular tissue.
Compare
leiomyoma.
Words nearby rhabdomyoma
rhabdoid,
rhabdom,
rhabdomancy,
rhabdomyoblast,
rhabdomyolysis,
rhabdomyoma,
rhabdomyosarcoma,
rhabdoviridae,
rhabdovirus,
rhachilla,
rhachis
British Dictionary definitions for rhabdomyoma
rhabdomyoma
/ (ˌræbdəʊmaɪˈəʊmə) /
noun plural -mas or -mata (-mətə)
pathol
a benign tumour of striated muscle
Word Origin for rhabdomyoma
C19: from New Latin, from Greek
rhabdos a rod +
myoma
Medical definitions for rhabdomyoma
rhabdomyoma
[ răb′dō-mī-ō′mə ]
n.
A benign tumor derived from striated muscle.