Biology
- Myopathy
Term: myopathyLiterally meaning: ?suffering of muscles?Origin: Anc Greek???-/myo-(=comping form meaning muscle) > ???/mys/(=muscle) > ???/myo(=enclosed like the muscle inside body or rat in its nest=epimys)+???????/patheia(-pathy, suffix denoting...
- Leiomyoma
Term: leiomyoma (or fibroids, or myoma) Literally meaning: ?growth of smooth muscles? Origin: Anc Greek?????/leios(=smooth) > ????/aleo(=to grind)+???-/myo-(=comping form meaning muscle) > ???/mys/(=muscle) > ???/myo(=enclosed like the muscle...
- Angiomyoma
Term: angiomyomaLiterally meaning: ?growth of muscle vessel?Origin: Anc Greek??????/aggio (=vessel, receptacle) > ?????/aggos(=tube)+???-/myo-(=comping form meaning muscle) > ???/mys/(=muscle) > ???/myo(=enclosed like the muscle inside body...
- Polymyositis
Term: polymyositisLiterally meaning: "inflammation of several or many muscles at once"Origin: Anc Greek????-/poly-(=many, several)+???-/myo-(=combining form meaning muscle) > ???/mys/ (=muscle) > ???/myo(=enclosed like the...
- Myalgia
Term: myalgiaLiterally meaning: ?pain of the muscle?Origin: Anc Greek+???-/myo-(=combining form meaning muscle) > ???/mys/ (=muscle) > ???/myo(=enclosed like the muscle inside body or rat in its nest=epimys)?????/algos(=ache, pain) > ??????/loigos(=pain,...
Biology
myoclonus
Term: myoclonus
Literally meaning: ?muscle agitation?
Origin: Anc Greek
myo-> ???-/myo-(=comping form meaning muscle) > ???/mys/(=muscle)
> ???/myo(=enclosed like the muscle inside body or rat in its nest=epimys)
-clonus> ?????/clono(=unsettle, shake)
Coined/History
Nikolaus Friedreich (1825-1882) described in 1881 the ?paramyoclonus multiplex? for a sporadic non progressive form of myoclonus and 10 years later Heinrich Unverricht(1853 - 1912) described ?the familial myoclonic epilepsy?.
R Guerrini et al, Epilepsy and Movement Disorders, 2002 Cambridge University Press
Definition
Myoclonus is a symptom of heterogeneous group of diseases which is characterized by a brief and sudden involuntary jerking or t twitching of a muscle or group of muscles.
- Myopathy
Term: myopathyLiterally meaning: ?suffering of muscles?Origin: Anc Greek???-/myo-(=comping form meaning muscle) > ???/mys/(=muscle) > ???/myo(=enclosed like the muscle inside body or rat in its nest=epimys)+???????/patheia(-pathy, suffix denoting...
- Leiomyoma
Term: leiomyoma (or fibroids, or myoma) Literally meaning: ?growth of smooth muscles? Origin: Anc Greek?????/leios(=smooth) > ????/aleo(=to grind)+???-/myo-(=comping form meaning muscle) > ???/mys/(=muscle) > ???/myo(=enclosed like the muscle...
- Angiomyoma
Term: angiomyomaLiterally meaning: ?growth of muscle vessel?Origin: Anc Greek??????/aggio (=vessel, receptacle) > ?????/aggos(=tube)+???-/myo-(=comping form meaning muscle) > ???/mys/(=muscle) > ???/myo(=enclosed like the muscle inside body...
- Polymyositis
Term: polymyositisLiterally meaning: "inflammation of several or many muscles at once"Origin: Anc Greek????-/poly-(=many, several)+???-/myo-(=combining form meaning muscle) > ???/mys/ (=muscle) > ???/myo(=enclosed like the...
- Myalgia
Term: myalgiaLiterally meaning: ?pain of the muscle?Origin: Anc Greek+???-/myo-(=combining form meaning muscle) > ???/mys/ (=muscle) > ???/myo(=enclosed like the muscle inside body or rat in its nest=epimys)?????/algos(=ache, pain) > ??????/loigos(=pain,...