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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myopathic

(ˌmaɪəˈpæθɪk)

adj

1. (Medicine) of, relating to or affected by myopathy

2. (Medicine) causing myopathy

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Adj.

myopathic - of or relating to any disease of the muscles that is not caused by nerve dysfunction

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Histopathological findings from the left quadriceps muscle biopsy revealed chronic myopathic changes with sarcoplasmic rods and possible cores.

Sporadic late onset nemaline myopathy (SLONM) in an adult presenting with progressive muscle weakness

Intestinal manometry can be helpful in defining the pathophysiological mechanisms that are involved in PIPO, such as neuropathic or myopathic causes.

Assessment and outcome of pediatric intestinal pseudo-obstruction: A tertiary-care-center experience from Turkey

Maximum phonation time as a tool of screening respiratory muscle weakness in myopathic patients.

Accuracy of single-breath counting test to determine slow vital capacity in hospitalized patients

Electromyography of the calf muscles showed low amplitude, polyphasic, and myopathic units, the interference pattern indicated myositis.

Myositis as the first presentation of acute brucellosis--A case report

Nerve conduction results were within reference range, but electromyographic evaluations revealed active and chronic denervation changes confined to the left upper and lower limbs, consistent with a myopathic process.

Using PCR-Based Sequencing to Diagnose Haycocknema perplexum Infection in Human Myositis Case, Australia

EDMD was the first described myopathic phenotype of laminopathies.

Muscle Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Patients with Various Clinical Subtypes of LMNA-Related Muscular Dystrophy

The myopathic lesions have been shown to include multiple rounded muscle fibers with internalized nuclei [2,4,22] coupled with a diffuse thickening of endomysium and perimysium and loose collagen-rice connective tissue separating muscle fibers [6,8,22].

Monitoring of white striping and wooden breast cases and impacts on quality of breast meat collected from commercial broilers (Gallus gallus)

Formoterol treated rats of group C showed significant increase in muscle fiber size thus [beta] 2-agonists can accelerate muscle regeneration by increasing the numberof myofibers and there by improving muscle function in myopathic conditions.

PREVENTIVE EFFECT OF LONG ACTING 2-AGONISTS ON STATIN INDUCED MYOPATHIES

Underappreciated statin-induced myopathic weakness causes disability.

Vocal tract symptoms: Severity and frequency in patients on statins

Electromyography (EMG) performed in the early period to investigate paraparesis showed asymmetric sensorimotor axonal polyneuropathy in the lower extremities and myopathic involvement.

A Case of Compartment Syndrome and Rhabdomyolysis After Alcohol Consumption/Alkol Kullanimi Sonrasi Gelisen Kompartman Sendromu ve Rabdomiyoliz Olgusu

Muscle biopsy revealed some single atrophy as well as myopathic changes such as degeneration and regeneration of muscle fibers suggesting an early stage of muscular dystrophy.

Persistent Hypertransaminasemia Uncovered Occult Limb-Girdle-Muscle Dystrophy-Type-2C in a Saudi Child