rhabdoid
/ˈrabdɔɪd/(also rabdoid)
adjective
1Resembling a rod; rod-shaped, rodlike; (Zoology ) of or relating to rod-like structures secreted by turbellarian flatworms.
2 Pathology. Characteristic of or resembling a rhabdomyosarcoma.
noun
Zoology. Any of the small rodlike structures which are secreted by the epidermis of turbellarian flatworms and dissolve to form a protective coating of mucus.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Robert Mayne (1808–1868). From post-classical Latin rabdoides from Hellenistic Greek ῥαβδοειδής striped from ancient Greek ῥάβδος rod + -οειδής.
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