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myasthenia

[ mahy-uh s-thee-nee-uh ]
/ ˌmaɪ əsˈθi ni ə /
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noun Pathology.

muscle weakness.

Nearby words

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

Origin of myasthenia

First recorded in 1855–60; my- + asthenia
Related formsmy·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.

    A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II|Various

British Dictionary definitions for myasthenia

myasthenia

/ (ˌmaɪəsˈθiːnɪə) /

noun

any muscular weakness
short for myasthenia gravis
Derived Formsmyasthenic (ˌmaɪəsˈθɛnɪk), adjective

Word Origin for myasthenia

C19: from myo- + asthenia
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Word Origin and History for myasthenia

myasthenia

n.

"muscular weakness," 1856, medical Latin; see myo- + asthenia.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper

Medicine definitions for myasthenia

myasthenia

[ mī′əs-thē′nē-ə ]

n.

Abnormal muscular weakness or fatigue.
Myasthenia gravis.
Related formsmy′as•then′ic (-thĕn′ĭk) adj.
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