myosarcoma
/ˌmʌɪə(ʊ)sɑːˈkəʊmə/Pathology
noun
Originally: †a tumour of striated muscle; a rhabdomyoma (obsolete ). Later: any malignant tumour of muscle.
- Now more common with the distinguishing prefixes leio- and rhabdo-, indicating origin from smooth or striated muscle, respectively..
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Robley Dunglison (1798–1869), physician and medical writer. From myo- + sarcoma.