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nemaline myopathy

[ nĕm′ə-līn′, -lĭn ]

n.

Congenital, nonprogressive muscle weakness most evident in the proximal muscles, with characteristic threadlike rods seen in some muscle cells.

Nearby words

  1. nelspruit,
  2. nelumbo,
  3. nem,
  4. nem. con.,
  5. nem. diss.,
  6. neman,
  7. nemat-,
  8. nemathecium,
  9. nemathelminth,
  10. nematic
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