[mass noun]a condition causing abnormal weakness of certain muscles 肌无力,肌构成异常 ■(全称 myasthenia gravis ˈgrɑːvɪs, ˈgravɪs)a rare chronic autoimmune disease marked by muscular weakness without atrophy, and caused by a defect in the action of acetylcholine at neuromuscular junctions 重症肌无力
语源
mid 19th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek mus 'muscle' + asthenia