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embryonal rhabdosarcoma

embryonal rhabdosarcoma

9.9
A cancer in babies and children where the cells look like early muscle
  • noun
  • /ˌɛm.briˈoʊ.nəl ˌræb.doʊ.sɑːrˈkoʊ.mə/
  • Specialized
translation icon : rabdosarcoma embrionario
  • The doctor explained that embryonal rhabdosarcoma is most often diagnosed in young children.

Examples

  • Treatment for embryonal rhabdosarcoma may include surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy.

  • Doctors diagnosed her with embryonal rhabdosarcoma last week.

  • Research into embryonal rhabdosarcoma is helping improve outcomes for pediatric cancer patients.

  • The treatment for embryonal rhabdosarcoma can be quite intensive.

  • Research into embryonal rhabdosarcoma is helping improve outcomes for pediatric cancer patients.

  • The doctor explained that embryonal rhabdosarcoma is most often diagnosed in young children.

  • Treatment for embryonal rhabdosarcoma may include surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy.

Synonyms

rhabdomyosarcoma
vsembryonal rhabdosarcoma
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A cancer that begins in the muscle used to move the body and grows fast, often in children

is a specific subtype that resembles embryonic muscle and targets infants
embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma
vsembryonal rhabdosarcoma
  • Specialized
9.9

A cancer that starts in the muscles and usually affects infants and children

is the same medical entity but written with a different form of the name
rhabdosarcoma
vsembryonal rhabdosarcoma
  • Specialized
9.9

A very dangerous cancer that starts in the muscles that move the body

is the childhood subtype featuring cells like embryonic muscle

Surface Forms

embryonal rhabdosarcoma singular
embryonal rhabdosarcomas plural

Morphology

embryonal + rhabdosarcoma

The term is directly compositional: 'embryonal' (relating to an embryo) combined with 'rhabdosarcoma' (a tumor of striated muscle) yields a tumor of embryonic muscle tissue. Although technical and low-frequency, the meaning follows transparent medical word-formation patterns, so a learner who knows both constituents can infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

Embryonal rhabdosarcoma is named for what the cancer looks like: embryonal means like an 'embryo' or very early stage, rhabdo refers to 'muscle', and sarcoma means 'a tumor'. So the name helps you remember it is a tumor whose cells look like early muscle tissue and that it often appears in young children.