Dictionary.com

myasthenia

[ mahy-uhs-thee-nee-uh ]
/ ˌmaɪ əsˈθi ni ə /
Save This Word!

noun Pathology.
muscle weakness.
QUIZ
CAN YOU ANSWER THESE COMMON GRAMMAR DEBATES?
There are grammar debates that never die; and the ones highlighted in the questions in this quiz are sure to rile everyone up once again. Do you know how to answer the questions that cause some of the greatest grammar debates?
Question 1 of 7
Which sentence is correct?

Origin of myasthenia

First recorded in 1855–60; my- + asthenia

OTHER WORDS FROM myasthenia

my·as·then·ic [mahy-uhs-then-ik], /ˌmaɪ əsˈθɛn ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby myasthenia

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

How to use myasthenia in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for myasthenia

myasthenia
/ (ˌmaɪəsˈθiːnɪə) /

noun
any muscular weakness

Derived forms of myasthenia

myasthenic (ˌmaɪəsˈθɛnɪk), adjective

Word Origin for myasthenia

C19: from myo- + asthenia
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
FEEDBACK