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RHABDOSARCOMA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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)
