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