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myostasis

myostasis noun: the permanent shortening (reduction in length) of a muscle.

Noun

myostasis (uncountable)

  1. The permanent shortening (reduction in length) of a muscle

Origin of myostasis

From myo- + -stasis.

Questions about myostasis

What does myostasis mean?
Myostasis means the permanent shortening (reduction in length) of a muscle.
What part of speech is myostasis?
Myostasis is a noun.

Words near myostasis in the dictionary

  1. myospasms
  2. myospastic
  3. myosphere
  4. myospheres
  5. myospherulosis
  6. myostasis
  7. myostatic
  8. myostatin
  9. myostatins
  10. myosteatosis
  11. myosteatotic

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