rhab|do|my|o|ma — «RAB doh mih OH muh», noun, plural mas, ma|ta « muhtuh». a tumor that is usually benign and composed chiefly or striated muscle fiber. ╂[< New Latin rhabdomyoma < Greek rhábdos rod + mys, myós muscle + ōma a growth] … Useful english dictionary
Rhab|di|tis form — «rab DY tihs», a free swimming sexual stage in the development of certain parasitic nematodes. ╂[< New Latin rhabditis < Greek rhábdos rod] … Useful english dictionary
rhab|do|man|cy — «RAB duh MAN see», noun. 1. divination by means of a rod or wand. 2. the art of discovering water, ores, or the like, by means of a divining rod; dowsing. ╂[< Greek rhabdomanteíā < rhábdos rod + manteiā divination] … Useful english dictionary
rhab|do|man|tist — «RAB duh MAN tihst», noun. a person who divines by means of a rod or wand; dowser … Useful english dictionary
rhab|do|mere — «RAB duh mihr», noun. a unit or segment of a rhabdom … Useful english dictionary
rhab|do|mer|ic — «RAB duh MEHR ihk», adjective. of or having to do with a rhabdomere … Useful english dictionary
rhab|do|my|o|sar|co|ma — «RAB doh MY oh sahr KOH muh», noun. a malignant tumor or cancer of the skeletal muscles. ╂[< Greek rhábdos rod + mys, myós muscle + English sarcoma] … Useful english dictionary
rhab|dom — «RAB duhm», noun. any one of the rods supporting the crystalline lenses in a compound eye. ╂[< Late Greek rhabdōma group of rods < Greek rhábdos rod] … Useful english dictionary
rhab|do|vi|rus — «RAB doh VY ruhs», noun. any one of a group of viruses associated with various diseases transmitted by animal or insect bites: »rabies virus…has been classified with the rhabdovirus group (from the Greek rhábdos meaning a rod) (Science Journal) … Useful english dictionary
rhabdion — rhab·di·on … English syllables
