myasthenia
myasthenia · myasthenias
Abnormal weakness of the musclesAbnormal weakness of the muscles; but especially myasthenia gravis.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Abnormal weakness of the muscles; but especially myasthenia gravis.
More definitions
- any muscular weakness
- 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
Origin
From my- (“relating to muscle”) + asthenia (“weakness”), from Ancient Greek ἀσθένεια (asthFrom my- (“relating to muscle”) + asthenia (“weakness”), from Ancient Greek ἀσθένεια (asthéneia, “weakness”). By surface analysis, my- (“muscle”) + a- (“not”) + sthen- (“strength”) + -ia (“disease”).
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Forms
plural: myasthenias| Singular | myasthenia |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- 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:myasthenia gravis
Word family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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