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pleomorphic rhabdosarcoma

pleomorphic rhabdosarcoma

9.9
A rare cancer of limb muscles in older adults with different cell shapes
  • noun
  • /ˌpliːəˈmɔrfɪk ˌræbdoʊsɑrˈkoʊmə/
  • Specialized
translation icon : rabdosarcoma pleomórfico
  • The oncologist confirmed that the tumor was a pleomorphic rhabdosarcoma, which is characterized by varied cell shapes.

Examples

  • Many cases of pleomorphic rhabdosarcoma occur in older adults.

  • The oncologist explained that the tumor was a pleomorphic rhabdosarcoma, which required aggressive treatment.

  • Early detection of pleomorphic rhabdosarcoma can improve the chance of successful treatment.

  • Researchers are investigating new therapies for pleomorphic rhabdosarcoma in older patients.

  • The diagnosis of pleomorphic rhabdosarcoma was confirmed by the pathologist.

  • Early detection of pleomorphic rhabdosarcoma can improve the chances of successful treatment.

  • Researchers are investigating new therapies for pleomorphic rhabdosarcoma, a rare cancer in older adults.

Synonyms

pleomorphic rhabdomyosarcoma
vspleomorphic rhabdosarcoma
  • Specialized
9.9

A rare cancer in older adults that starts in arm or leg muscles with cells of different shapes

is the same disease but written with an alternate or incorrect form

Surface Forms

pleomorphic rhabdosarcoma singular
pleomorphic rhabdosarcomas plural

Morphology

pleomorphic + rhabdosarcoma

The adjective 'pleomorphic' (having varied forms) directly modifies 'rhabdosarcoma' (a tumor of striated muscle), so the combined meaning — a rhabdomyosarcoma with varied cell shapes — is transparently derivable from its parts. Although technical and domain-specific, the medical compounding pattern is regular and cross-linguistically common, so a learner who knows both constituents would comprehend the MWE.

Etymology

The term pleomorphic rhabdosarcoma comes from parts that mean 'many shapes' (pleomorphic) and 'rod-shaped muscle tumor' (rhabdosarcoma). So, it describes a muscle tumor whose cells have many different shapes, which explains the name.