Etymology

rhabdomyosarcoma

Today it means: A cancerous tumor of skeletal muscle. Full definition →

English sarcoma ← Ancient Greek μῦς (mûs) ← Proto-Hellenic *mū́s
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekῥάβδος (rhábdos)
  2. Englishrhabdo-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*múHs
  4. Proto-Hellenic*mū́s
  5. Ancient Greekμῦς (mûs)
  6. Englishmyo-
  7. Englishsarcoma
  8. English todayrhabdomyosarcoma

From rhabdo- + myo- + sarcoma.

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