rhabdomyosarcoma

noun

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

: a malignant tumor composed of striated muscle fibers

Examples of rhabdomyosarcoma in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But a biopsy led to the heart-stopping diagnosis: a rare and aggressive form of cancer called embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma. —Rachel Clarke, CNN, 25 Feb. 2025

For children, the most common types of cancers are leukemia, brain and spinal cord tumors, neuroblastoma, Wilms tumor, lymphoma, rhabdomyosarcoma, retinoblastoma and bone cancer, according to the American Cancer Society. —Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 24 Sep. 2023

Doctors diagnosed Anderson with stage 4 alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare soft tissue cancer, in 2018. —Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 26 Sep. 2024

She was diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare but aggressive type of cancer that forms in soft tissue. —Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 24 May 2024

Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

1887, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for rhabdomyosarcoma

• angiosarcoma
• osteosarcoma
• chondrosarcoma
• enantiomer
• fibrosarcoma
• lymphosarcoma
• comber
• gomer
• omer
• vomer
• leiomyosarcoma
• misnomer

Medical Definition

rhabdomyosarcoma

noun

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

plural rhabdomyosarcomas also rhabdomyosarcomata -mət-ə 

: a malignant tumor composed of striated muscle fibers