myasthenia

[ mahy-uh s-thee-nee-uh ]
/ ˌmaɪ əsˈθi ni ə /

noun Pathology.

muscle weakness.

Origin of myasthenia

First recorded in 1855–60; my- + asthenia

OTHER WORDS FROM myasthenia

my·as·then·ic [mahy-uh s-then-ik] /ˌmaɪ əsˈθɛn ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby myasthenia

myalgic encephalopathy, myalism, myall, myanmar, myasis, myasthenia, myasthenia gravis, myasthenic facies, myatonia, myatonia congenita, myatrophy

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British Dictionary definitions for myasthenia

myasthenia
/ (ˌmaɪəsˈθiːnɪə) /

noun

any muscular weakness
short for myasthenia gravis

Derived forms of myasthenia

myasthenic (ˌmaɪəsˈθɛnɪk), adjective

Word Origin for myasthenia

C19: from myo- + asthenia

Medical definitions for myasthenia

myasthenia
[ mī′əs-thē′nē-ə ]

n.

Abnormal muscular weakness or fatigue.
Myasthenia gravis.

Other words from myasthenia

my′as•then′ic (-thĕn′ĭk) adj.