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myasthenia

myasthenia noun: abnormal weakness of the muscles; but especially myasthenia gravis.

Noun

myasthenia (countable and uncountable, plural myasthenias)

  1. Abnormal weakness of the muscles; but especially myasthenia gravis.

myasthenia meaning in Tamil

myasthenia in Tamil

தசைத் தொனியிழப்பு, தசைப்பலவீனம், தசைவலுக்குறை

Forms of myasthenia

pluralmyasthenias

Origin of myasthenia

From my- (“relating to muscle”) + asthenia (“weakness”), from Ancient Greek ἀσθένεια (asthéneia, “weakness”). By surface analysis, my- (“muscle”) + a- (“not”) + sthen- (“strength”) + -ia (“disease”).

Words formed from myasthenia

Questions about myasthenia

What does myasthenia mean?
Myasthenia means abnormal weakness of the muscles; but especially myasthenia gravis.
What is myasthenia in Tamil?
Myasthenia in Tamil is தசைத் தொனியிழப்பு, தசைப்பலவீனம், தசைவலுக்குறை. See Myasthenia meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is myasthenia?
Myasthenia is a noun.
What is the plural of myasthenia?
The plural of myasthenia is myasthenias.

Words near myasthenia in the dictionary

  1. Myanmar snub-nosed monkeys
  2. Myanmarese
  3. Myanmarization
  4. myases
  5. myasis
  6. myasthenia
  7. myasthenia gravis
  8. myasthenialike
  9. myasthenias
  10. myasthenic
  11. myasthenics

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