rhabdomyosarcoma

noun

rhab·do·myo·sar·co·ma ˈrab-(ˌ)dō-ˌmī-ə-sär-ˈkō-mə

: a malignant tumor composed of striated muscle fibers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The mummy of a Chilean boy had a rare tumor called a rhabdomyosarcoma on his face, and nine Peruvian mummies bore the marks of melanoma. —

George Johnson, Discover Magazine, 5 Aug. 2013 In 2012, Caleb Lynn was diagnosed with stage three rhabdomyosarcoma — a cancer in the skeletal muscles — and three days before his dad’s first game as Cedar Hill’s head coach in 2017, Caleb underwent more than 16 hours of surgery to remove a tumor. —

Greg Riddle, Dallas News, 13 Jan. 2021 The extra effort paid off for Rachel Pitts, whose 2-year-old daughter, Jenna Dzharoyan, was being treated for complications of rhabdomyosarcoma over Christmas. —

Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec. 2020 Doctors told the family Chloe had alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare cancer that forms in the soft tissue of skeletal muscle, or in organs such as the bladder or uterus. —

Jason Duaine Hahn, PEOPLE.com, 18 Dec. 2019 Weston Newsanger, of Pennsylvania, was treated at Penn State Children’s Hospital for rhabdomyosarcoma after his diagnosis in 2016. —

Fox News, 5 Oct. 2019 More than 70 percent of children diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma that has not spread have long-term survival, according to St. Jude. —

Fox News, 5 Oct. 2019 Garrett of Van Meter, a city of about a thousand people 20 miles west of Des Moines, was first diagnosed with alveolar fusion negative rhabdomyosarcoma in September. —

Makayla Tendall, ajc, 13 July 2018 There are about 350 new cases of rhabdomyosarcoma in the country each year, according to the American Cancer Society. —

Cydney Henderson, azcentral, 27 Mar. 2018 See More

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Word History

Etymology

borrowed from German Rhabdomyosarkom, from rhabdo- rhabdo- + myo- myo- + Sarkom sarcoma

First Known Use

1887, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of rhabdomyosarcoma was in 1887

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“Rhabdomyosarcoma.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rhabdomyosarcoma. Accessed 23 Mar. 2023.

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