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MYASTHENIA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any muscular weakness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("myasthenia" is a kind of...):
physical condition; physiological condition; physiological state (the condition or state of the body or bodily functions)
Sense 2
Meaning:
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
Synonyms:
myasthenia; myasthenia gravis
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("myasthenia" is a kind of...):
disease of the neuromuscular junction (a disease characterized by impairment of neuromuscular junctions)
autoimmune disease; autoimmune disorder (any of a large group of diseases characterized by abnormal functioning of the immune system that causes your immune system to produce antibodies against your own tissues)
