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.

Origin of rhabdomyoma

First recorded in 1875–80; rhabdo- + myoma

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-ōmə ]

n.

A benign tumor derived from striated muscle.