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Rhabdomyosarcoma
Meaning: Malignant tumour of skeletal muscle origin, most common in children.
In practice: A swelling near the child's eye was biopsied and showed rhabdomyosarcoma.
Word parts
- -oma means a lump, mass or tumour
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