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myasthenia

[ mahy-uhs-thee-nee-uh ]

noun

, Pathology.
  1. muscle weakness.

myasthenia

/ ˌmaɪəsˈθɛnɪk; ˌmaɪəsˈθiːnɪə /

noun

  1. any muscular weakness

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Derived Forms

  • myasthenic, adjective

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Other Words From

  • my·as·then·ic [mahy-, uh, s-, then, -ik], adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of myasthenia1

First recorded in 1855–60; my- + asthenia

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Word History and Origins

Origin of myasthenia1

C19: from myo- + asthenia

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Example Sentences

He compares it to certain forms of cardiac dilatation—both expressions of myasthenia.

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