myasthenia

English

Etymology

my- (relating to muscle) + asthenia (weakness), from Ancient Greek ἀσθένεια (asthéneia, weakness)

Noun

myasthenia (countable and uncountable, plural myasthenias)

  1. (medicine) Abnormal weakness of the muscles; but especially myasthenia gravis.

Derived terms

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