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MYOSITIS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Inflammation of muscle tissue
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("myositis" is a kind of...):
inflammation; redness; rubor (a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "myositis"):
dermatomyositis (myositis characterized by weakness of limb and neck muscles and much muscle pain and swelling accompanied by skin rash affecting cheeks and eyelids and neck and chest and limbs; progression and severity vary among individuals)
polymyositis (myositis characterized by weakness of limb and neck muscles and much muscle pain and swelling; progression and severity vary among individuals)
inclusion body myositis (myositis characterized by weakness of limb muscles (especially the thighs and wrists and fingers); sometimes involves swallowing muscles; onset after 50 and slowly progressive; seen more often in men than in women)
myositis trichinosa; trichiniasis; trichinosis (infestation by trichina larvae that are transmitted by eating inadequately cooked meat (especially pork); larvae migrate from the intestinal tract to the muscles where they become encysted)
