RHABDOMYOLYSIS Meaning of RHABDOMYOLYSIS in English [ ˌrabdə(ʊ)mʌɪ'ɒlɪsɪs ]■ noun Medicine the destruction of striated muscle cells.Origin1950s: from Gk rhabdos 'rod' + myo- + -lysis . Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004