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myositis en · NOUN

Etymology

Irregular formation from Ancient Greek μῦς (mûs, “muscle”) (genitive μυός (muós)) + -itis.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) Inflammation of the muscles.

Forms

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Deriveds

dermatomyositis · neuromyositis · myositis ossificans · tension myositis syndrome · cardiomyositis · pyomyositis

Relateds

myofibrosis

Synonyms

sarcitis · myitis

Translations (5)

nl myositis (inflammation of the muscles) · el μυοσίτιδα (inflammation of the muscles) · it miosite (inflammation of the muscles) · ga mióisíteas (inflammation of the muscles) · es miositis (inflammation of the muscles)