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Myasthenia

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. Abnormal muscular weakness or fatigue.

n. Myasthenia gravis.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. Abnormal weakness of the muscles; but especially myasthenia gravis

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. Muscular debility.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. 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

n. any muscular weakness

Word Usage

"The CDC report released by the New England Journal of Medicine said the Mexican toddler had a chronic muscle weakness called myasthenia gravis, a heart defect, a swallowing problem and lack of oxygen."

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autoimmune disorder autoimmune disease disease of the neuromuscular junction physiological state physical condition

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