myopathy

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my·op·a·thy

 (mī-ŏp′ə-thē)
n. pl. my·op·a·thies
A disease of muscle or muscle tissue.

my′o·path′ic (mī′ə-păth′ĭk) adj.
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myopathy

(maɪˈɒpəθɪ)
n, pl -thies
(Pathology) any disease affecting muscles or muscle tissue
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my•op•a•thy

(maɪˈɒp ə θi)

n., pl. -thies.
any abnormality or disease of muscle tissue.
[1840–50]
my•o•path•ic (ˌmaɪ əˈpæθ ɪk) adj.
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myopathy

A muscle disease, usually degenerative, but sometimes caused by drug side-effects, chemical poisoning, or by chronic disorder of the immune system. The muscles generally fail to function fully.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.myopathy - any pathology of the muscles that is not attributable to nerve dysfunction
pathology - any deviation from a healthy or normal condition
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Translations
myopathie
miopatia

my·op·a·thy

n. miopatía, cualquier enfermedad muscular;
ocular ______ ocular.
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myopathy

n miopatía
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Testing for pompe disease, spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), and carnitine palmitoyltransferase deficiency (a metabolic myopathy), is recommended for newborns in the U.S.
This finding suggested a reason why the progression of disease over time in metabolic myopathy (including lipid storage myopathy) is not as severe as that in IIM but, instead, varies in duration.
McArdle disease (glycogen storage disease type V, GSDV) is a metabolic myopathy caused by homozygous or compound heterozygous mutations in PYGM.
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