myasthenia

English

Etymology

From 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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