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rhabdomyolysis

noun/ˌrabdəʊmaɪˈɒlɪsɪs/

C2CEFR level
98/100Rarity: very rare
TechnicalRegister

The breakdown of skeletal muscle releasing myoglobin and other contents into the circulation, threatening the kidneys.

After the crush injury, rising creatine kinase and dark urine signalled rhabdomyolysis.

Topic: Musculoskeletal in Medical English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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