Myositis

noun

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Definitions

Noun

1
Inflammation of the muscles. countable, uncountable
2
inflammation of muscle tissue wordnet

Synonyms

myitis sarcitis

Etymology

Irregular formation from Ancient Greek μῦς (mûs, “muscle”) (genitive μυός (muós)) + -itis.

Related phrases

myositis ossificans

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