Meaning of myasthenia in English
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Noun
myastheniaEtymology
mid 19th century: modern Latin, from Greek mus‘muscle’+ astheniaDefinitions
1. a chronic progressive disease characterized by chronic fatigue and muscular weakness (especially in the face and neck)Examples
- « caused by a deficiency of acetylcholine at the neuromuscular junctions »
- 2. any muscular weakness