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1. myasthenia

noun. any muscular weakness.

Etymology

  • myasthenia (English)
  • asthenia (English)
  • ἀσθένεια (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
  • my- (English)
  • μῦς (Ancient Greek (to 1453))

2. myasthenia

noun. 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.

Etymology

  • myasthenia (English)
  • asthenia (English)
  • ἀσθένεια (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
  • my- (English)
  • μῦς (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
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