Definition of Rhabdomyoma

1. Noun. Benign rumor of striated muscle.

Generic synonyms: Myoma

Definition of Rhabdomyoma

1. Noun. (pathology) A non-cancerous tumor of skeletal muscle. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Rhabdomyoma

1. A benign tumour derived from striated muscle. It is extremely rare, generally occurring in the tongue, neck muscles, larynx, uvula, nasal cavity, axilla, vulva, and heart. These tumours are treated by simple excision. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rhabdomyoma

rhabdomancies
rhabdomancy
rhabdomantist
rhabdomantists
rhabdome
rhabdomere
rhabdomeres
rhabdomeric
rhabdomes
rhabdoms
rhabdomylolysis
rhabdomyoblast
rhabdomyolyses
rhabdomyolysis
rhabdomyolytic
rhabdomyosarcoma
rhabdomyosarcomas
rhabdophobia
rhabdopholist
rhabdopholists
rhabdophora
rhabdopleura
rhabdosarcoma
rhabdosphere
rhabdospheres
rhabdosphincter
rhabdoviridae infections
rhabdovirus
rhabdoviruses

Literary usage of Rhabdomyoma

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Text-book of pathology by Alfred Stengel (1903)
"Uterine myomata are dan- gerous in the ways already indicated. The growth is usually slow. rhabdomyoma. Definition.—rhabdomyoma, or myoma ..."

2. The Principles of Pathologic Histology by Frank Burr Mallory (1914)
"... (rhabdomyoma) Definition.—A tumor of mesenchymal or mesodermal origin of which the cells tend to differentiate into striated cardiac or skeletal ..."

3. The Principles of Pathologic Histology by Frank Burr Mallory (1914)
"... (rhabdomyoma) Definition.—A tumor of mesenchymal or mesodermal origin of which the cells tend to differentiate into striated cardiac or skeletal ..."

4. The Principles of Pathologic Histology by Frank Burr Mallory (1914)
"... (rhabdomyoma) Definition.—A tumor of mesenchymal or mesodermal origin of which the cells tend to differentiate into striated cardiac or skeletal ..."

5. A Manual of Pathology by Joseph Coats (1903)
"Myoma, the rhabdomyoma rare, the leiomyoma common, structure and relations of latter, Wood's painful subcutaneous tubercle ; 7. Neuroma, the true Neuroma; ..."

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