myasthenia

English

Etymology

From my- (“relating to muscle”) +‎ asthenia (“weakness”), from Ancient Greek ἀσθένεια (asthéneia, “weakness”).

Noun

myasthenia (countable and uncountable, plural myasthenias)

1. (medicine) Abnormal weakness of the muscles; but especially myasthenia gravis.

Derived terms

• amyosthenia
• myasthenic
• neuromyasthenia
• myasthenia gravis