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But a biopsy led to the heart-stopping diagnosis: a rare and aggressive form of cancer called embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma.—Rachel Clarke, CNN, 25 Feb. 2025 She was diagnosed at the age of 3 with a rare cancer called embryonal rhabdomyoscarcoma.—Natalie Dreier, ajc, 17 Nov. 2017
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borrowed from New Latin embryonālis, from embryon-, embryoembryo + Latin -ālis-al entry 1
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