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rhabdomyolysis

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌɹæb.dəʊ.mʌɪˈɒl.ɪs.ɪs/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌɹæb.də.mʌɪˈɒl.ɪs.ɪs/
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  • General-American: /ˌɹæb.doʊ.maɪˈɑl.əs.ɪs/
  • rhymes with -ɒlɪsɪs

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noun

Meaning 1

The rapid disintegration of striated muscle tissue accompanied by the excretion of myoglobin in the urine.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: medicine, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ῥάβδος (rhábdos) Proto-Indo-European *múHs Proto-Hellenic *mū́s Ancient Greek μῦς (mûs)der. English myo- Proto-Indo-European *lewh1-der. Ancient Greek λύω (lúō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σις (-sis) Ancient Greek λῠ́σῐς (lŭ́sĭs)der. English -lysis English rhabdomyolysis From Ancient Greek ῥάβδος (rhábdos, “rod, wand”) + English myo- (“muscle”) + -lysis (“decomposition, breakdown”).

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 橫紋肌溶解症 /横纹肌溶解症 (héng wén jī róng jiě zhèng) — the rapid disintegration of striated muscle tissue accompanied by the excretion of myoglobin in the urine
  • Finnish: rabdomyolyysi — the rapid disintegration of striated muscle tissue accompanied by the excretion of myoglobin in the urine
  • French: rhabdomyolyse — the rapid disintegration of striated muscle tissue accompanied by the excretion of myoglobin in the urine
  • Greek: ραβδομυόλυση (ravdomyólysi) — the rapid disintegration of striated muscle tissue accompanied by the excretion of myoglobin in the urine
  • Italian: rabdomiolisi — the rapid disintegration of striated muscle tissue accompanied by the excretion of myoglobin in the urine
  • Russian: рабдомиолиз (rabdomioliz) — the rapid disintegration of striated muscle tissue accompanied by the excretion of myoglobin in the urine
  • Russian: о́стрый некроз скелетных мышц (óstryj nekroz skeletnyx myšc) — the rapid disintegration of striated muscle tissue accompanied by the excretion of myoglobin in the urine
  • Spanish: rabdomiolisis — the rapid disintegration of striated muscle tissue accompanied by the excretion of myoglobin in the urine
  • Spanish: rabdomiólisis — the rapid disintegration of striated muscle tissue accompanied by the excretion of myoglobin in the urine
  • Thai: กล้ามเนื้อลายสลายตัว — the rapid disintegration of striated muscle tissue accompanied by the excretion of myoglobin in the urine
  • Vietnamese: tiêu cơ vân — the rapid disintegration of striated muscle tissue accompanied by the excretion of myoglobin in the urine