myasthenia
Americannoun
noun
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any muscular weakness
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short for myasthenia gravis
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Nine-time Grand Slam champion Monica Seles has revealed she was diagnosed with myasthenia gravis - a neuromuscular autoimmune disease - three years ago.
From BBC • Aug. 13, 2025
His longtime partner, Keely Stahl, said the cause was myasthenia gravis, an autoimmune neuromuscular disease that weakens the skeletal muscles.
From New York Times • Jan. 27, 2023
In patients with the autoimmune disease myasthenia gravis, muscle cell receptors that induce contraction in response to acetylcholine are targeted by antibodies.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
Rodrigo Duterte, the controversial president of the Philippines, has revealed he is suffering from the autoimmune disease myasthenia gravis, a condition that could cause serious health complications for the 74-year-old leader.
From The Guardian • Oct. 7, 2019
Esophageal paralysis is not uncommon in myasthenia gravis.
From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Jackson, Chevalier
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