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myopathy

[ mahy-op-uh-thee ]

noun

Pathology.
  1. any abnormality or disease of muscle tissue.


myopathy

/ ɪˈɒəθɪ /

noun

  1. any disease affecting muscles or muscle tissue
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ··貹ٳ· [mahy-, uh, -, path, -ik], adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of myopathy1

First recorded in 1840–50; myo- + -pathy
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Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

They also described how a distorted backdoor enables the faster release of phosphate from an actin mutant linked to nemaline myopathy, a severe muscle disease.

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The birds suffered from capture myopathy, a symptom animals in captivity experience through overexertion that can lead to metabolic and muscle issues.

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Veterinarians then realized the birds’ efforts to free themselves from the tar led to capture myopathy — muscle damage and atrophy caused by a stressed animal’s extreme struggling.

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The most worrying side effect is a rare condition called myopathy, where muscle is damaged.

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“Similarly, grapefruit juice has a well-established interaction with both simvastatin and lovastatin that can lead to myopathy or rhabdomyolysis. Eating a grapefruit instead of drinking the juice will not avoid the interaction.”

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