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Definition of Rhabdomyoma
1. Noun. Benign rumor of striated muscle.
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
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; ..."