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myasthenia
(redirected from familial infantile myasthenia gravis)

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my·as·the·ni·a  (ms-thn-)
n.
1. Abnormal muscular weakness or fatigue.
2. Myasthenia gravis.

myas·thenic (-thnk) adj.

myasthenia [ˌmaɪəsˈθiːnɪə]
n
1. (Medicine / Pathology) any muscular weakness
2. (Medicine / Pathology) short for myasthenia gravis
[from myo- + asthenia]
myasthenic  [ˌmaɪəsˈθɛnɪk] adj
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Noun1.myasthenia - 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
disease of the neuromuscular junction - a disease characterized by impairment of neuromuscular junctions
autoimmune disease, autoimmune disorder - any of a large group of diseases characterized by abnormal functioning of the immune system that causes your immune system to produce antibodies against your own tissues
2.myasthenia - any muscular weakness
physical condition, physiological condition, physiological state - the condition or state of the body or bodily functions


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