RHABDOSARCOMA

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A highly malignant neoplasm derived from striated muscle

Synonyms:

rhabdomyosarcoma; rhabdosarcoma

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("rhabdosarcoma" is a kind of...):

sarcoma (a usually malignant tumor arising from connective tissue (bone or muscle etc.); one of the four major types of cancer)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "rhabdosarcoma"):

embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma; embryonal rhabdosarcoma (form of rhabdomyosarcoma occurring mainly in infants and children)

alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma; alveolar rhabdosarcoma (form of rhabdomyosarcoma occurring mainly in adolescents and young adults)

pleomorphic rhabdomyosarcoma; pleomorphic rhabdosarcoma (form of rhabdomyosarcoma that affects limb muscles of older adults)