myasthenia

[ mahy-uh s-thee-nee-uh ]

/ ˌmaɪ əsˈθi ni ə /

noun Pathology.

muscle weakness.

Nearby words

myalgic encephalopathy, myalism, myall, myanmar, myasis, myasthenia, myasthenia gravis, myasthenic facies, myatonia, myatonia congenita, myatrophy

Origin of myasthenia

First recorded in 1855–60; my- + asthenia

Related forms

my·as·then·ic

[mahy-uh s-then-ik] /ˌmaɪ əsˈθɛn ɪk/, adjective

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Examples from the Web for myasthenia

He compares it to certain forms of cardiac dilatation—both expressions of myasthenia.
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British Dictionary definitions for myasthenia

myasthenia

/ (ˌmaɪəsˈθiːnɪə) /

noun

any muscular weakness

short for myasthenia gravis

Derived Forms

myasthenic (ˌmaɪəsˈθɛnɪk), adjective

Word Origin for myasthenia

C19: from myo- + asthenia

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Medicine definitions for myasthenia

myasthenia

[ mī′əs-thē′nē-ə ]

n.

Abnormal muscular weakness or fatigue.

Myasthenia gravis.

Related forms

my′as•then′ic (-thĕn′ĭk) adj.