RHABDOMYOLYSIS


Meaning of RHABDOMYOLYSIS in English

[ ˌrabdə(ʊ)mʌɪ'ɒlɪsɪs ]

■ noun Medicine the destruction of striated muscle cells.

Origin

1950s: from Gk rhabdos 'rod' + myo- + -lysis .

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