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rhabdomyolysis

Definition of rhabdomyolysis

noun

[mass noun] Medicine
  • the destruction of striated muscle cells; (especially in horses) azoturia.

Origin:

1950s: from Greek rhabdos 'rod' + myo- + -lysis

rhabdomyolysis in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of rhabdomyolysis in the US English dictionary