rhabdomyolysis
noun
rhab·do·my·ol·y·sis ˌrab-dō-mī-ˈä-lə-səs 
: the destruction or degeneration of muscle tissue (as from traumatic injury, excessive exertion, or stroke) accompanied by the release of breakdown products into the bloodstream and sometimes leading to acute renal failure
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Blood tests in the ER showed dangerously low sodium levels and a serious condition called rhabdomyolysis, in which damaged muscle tissue leaches proteins into the blood that can cause heart damage, kidney failure, and death. 
Sarah Trent, Outside Online, 26 July 2022 Davidson was the department’s doctor on call on Jan. 12, 2017, the day Brenner first went to the hospital because of rhabdomyolysis. oregonlive, 29 Apr. 2022 Jason Kafoury, one of Brenner’s lawyers from Kafoury & McDougal and Eiva Law, indicated that Bressler had been hospitalized with symptoms of rhabdomyolysis, but that his medical records weren’t yet provided. James Crepea | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 22 Apr. 2022 Cam McCormick were all hospitalized for several days with rhabdomyolysis. oregonlive, 29 Apr. 2022 The January 2017 workouts at the center of the case resulted in Brenner, fellow former UO offensive lineman Sam Poutasi and tight end Cam McCormick being hospitalized with exertional rhabdomyolysis. oregonlive, 5 May 2022 Levels in the multiple thousands or tens of thousands raise the concern for rhabdomyolysis, a syndrome of muscle cell death. Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 20 Dec. 2021 Reading about this unusual condition is the closest most of us will ever get to rhabdomyolysis, which is usually caused by overexertion during extreme workouts. Washington Post, 4 Nov. 2021 In most cases of rhabdomyolysis, recovery begins with CK levels going down in a few days. Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 20 Dec. 2021 See More
Sarah Trent, Outside Online, 26 July 2022 Davidson was the department’s doctor on call on Jan. 12, 2017, the day Brenner first went to the hospital because of rhabdomyolysis. oregonlive, 29 Apr. 2022 Jason Kafoury, one of Brenner’s lawyers from Kafoury & McDougal and Eiva Law, indicated that Bressler had been hospitalized with symptoms of rhabdomyolysis, but that his medical records weren’t yet provided. James Crepea | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 22 Apr. 2022 Cam McCormick were all hospitalized for several days with rhabdomyolysis. oregonlive, 29 Apr. 2022 The January 2017 workouts at the center of the case resulted in Brenner, fellow former UO offensive lineman Sam Poutasi and tight end Cam McCormick being hospitalized with exertional rhabdomyolysis. oregonlive, 5 May 2022 Levels in the multiple thousands or tens of thousands raise the concern for rhabdomyolysis, a syndrome of muscle cell death. Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 20 Dec. 2021 Reading about this unusual condition is the closest most of us will ever get to rhabdomyolysis, which is usually caused by overexertion during extreme workouts. Washington Post, 4 Nov. 2021 In most cases of rhabdomyolysis, recovery begins with CK levels going down in a few days. Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 20 Dec. 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
rhabdo- + myo- + -lysis
Note: The term was introduced by Drummond H. Bowden et al., "Acute recurrent rhabdomyolysis (paroxysmal myohaemoglobinuria)," Medicine, vol. 35, issue 4 (December, 1956), pp. 335-54.
First Known Use
1956, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
rhabdomyolysis
noun
rhab·do·my·ol·y·sis ˌrab-dō-mī-ˈäl-ə-səs
plural rhabdomyolyses -ˌsēz
: the destruction or degeneration of skeletal muscle tissue (as from traumatic injury, excessive exertion, or stroke) that is accompanied by the release of muscle cell contents (as myoglobin and potassium) into the bloodstream resulting in hypovolemia, hyperkalemia, and sometimes acute renal failure