- rhabdomyosarcoma
- rhab·do·myosarcoma
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rhabdomyosarcoma
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Rhabdomyosarcoma — ICDO|8920|3 OMIM = MedlinePlus = 001429 eMedicineSubj = ent eMedicineTopic = 641 eMedicine mult = eMedicine2|ped|2005 MeshID = D012208A rhabdomyosarcoma is a type of cancer, specifically a sarcoma (cancer of connective tissues), in which the… … Wikipedia
Rhabdomyosarcoma — A malignant tumor that starts in muscle. Rhabdomyosarcoma is primarily a childhood tumor and occurs most often in children under 5 years of age. Over 60% of cases show up before age 10. On rare occasions, rhabdomyosarcoma affects adults.… … Medical dictionary
rhabdomyosarcoma — noun a highly malignant neoplasm derived from striated muscle • Syn: ↑rhabdosarcoma • Hypernyms: ↑sarcoma • Hyponyms: ↑embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma, ↑embryonal rhabdosarcoma, ↑alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
rhabdomyosarcoma — noun A cancerous tumor of skeletal muscle. Rhabdomyosarcoma, the most common primary malignant orbital tumor of childhood, has been classified histologically as embryonal, differentiated, or alveolar. Syn: rabdomyo sarcoma … Wiktionary
rhabdomyosarcoma — n. a rare malignant tumour, usually of childhood, originating in, or showing the characteristics of, striated muscle. Pleomorphic rhabdomyosarcoma occurs in late middle age, in the muscles of the limbs. Embryonal rhabdomyosarcomas, affecting… … The new mediacal dictionary
rhabdomyosarcoma — Cancer that forms in the soft tissues in a type of muscle called striated muscle. Rhabdomyosarcoma can occur anywhere in the body … English dictionary of cancer terms
rhabdomyosarcoma of prostate — a variety of embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma seen mainly in the prostates of young men; it is large and fleshy and may grow fast, filling the pelvis … Medical dictionary
rhabdomyosarcoma — noun Etymology: New Latin, from rhabdo + my + sarcoma Date: 1898 a malignant tumor composed of striated muscle fibers … New Collegiate Dictionary
rhabdomyosarcoma — Malignant tumour (sarcoma) derived from striated muscle … Dictionary of molecular biology
rhabdomyosarcoma — /rab doh muy oh sahr koh meuh/, n., pl. rhabdomyosarcomas, rhabdomyosarcomata / meuh teuh/. Pathol. a malignant tumor made up of striated muscle tissue. [1895 1900; RHABDO + MYO + SARCOMA] * * * … Universalium
