myasthenia

myasthenia
[ˌmʌɪəsˈθiːnɪə]
noun
  1. [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
  1. mid 19th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek mus 'muscle' + asthenia
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