Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rhabdomyolysis

/ˌɹæb.doʊ.maɪˈɑl.əs.ɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.95 in modern English

Syllables: rhab-domy-ol-y-sis
IPA: /ˌɹæb.doʊ.maɪˈɑl.əs.ɪs/

28

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Add another problem to the long list of issues stirring conflict between Coach Mike Shanahan and defensive lineman Albert Haynesworth: rhabdomyolysis. The condition causes the rapid breakdown of skeletal muscle because of injury to muscle tissue, and rhabdomyolysis is what sidelined Haynesworth in practice last week, three people familiar with the situation said Sunday."

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 Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) 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”).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌɹæb.doʊ.maɪˈɑl.əs.ɪs/
British English: /ˌɹæb.dəʊ.mʌɪˈɒl.ɪs.ɪs/

Usage

Inflected Forms

rhabdomyolyses (plural)

Derived Forms

rhabdomyolytic

Rhymes With

hydrolysis electrolysis glycolysis pyrolysis hemolysis proteolysis autolysis osteolysis glycogenolysis heterolysis histolysis cytolysis

Questions

How do you pronounce rhabdomyolysis?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɹæb.doʊ.maɪˈɑl.əs.ɪs/.
What does rhabdomyolysis mean?: The rapid disintegration of striated muscle tissue accompanied by the excretion of myoglobin in the urine.
Where does rhabdomyolysis come from?: 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 Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) 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”).

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