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myasthenia
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun myasthenia has 2 senses
- myasthenia(n = noun.state) myasthenia gravis - a chronic progressive disease characterized by chronic fatigue and muscular weakness (especially in the face and neck); caused by a deficiency of acetylcholine at the neuromuscular junctions; Array is a kind of disease of the neuromuscular junction, autoimmune disease, autoimmune disorder
- myasthenia(n = noun.state) Array - any muscular weakness; Array is a kind of physical condition, physiological condition, physiological state
OXFORD DICTIONARY
myasthenia, n. a condition causing abnormal weakness of certain muscles.
Etymology
mod.L f. Gk mus muscle: cf. ASTHENIA
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