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myopathy

Term: myopathy

Literally 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 ?suffering?) > ?????( masculine gender) / pathos (=passion, sorrow, strong emotion) ?????/pascho(=to be affected by, to suffer).

Coined/History

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Definition

Any of various abnormal conditions of the muscular tissues, especially one involving skeletal muscle which is characterized by muscle weakness and wasting.

- 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...

- Myocardium
Term: myocardiumLiterally meaning: ?muscle he?rt?Origin: Anc Greek??o/myo-(=combining form denoting muscle) >mys/ (=muscle, mouse) > ???/myo(=enclosed, like the muscle inside body or the rat in its nest=epimys)+ ?????? /kardia (=heart) > derived...

- 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...

- Spondyloarthropathy
Term: spondyloarthropathyLiterally meaning: ?suffering from vertebrae disease?Origin: Anc Greek?????????/spondylos(=vertebra) >????/spao(=break)+?????/tylos(=callus, corn)>??????/arthron(=used as composing form pertaining to the joints eg Arhtropoda,...

- -pathy, Pathos
Term: -pathy , pathos Origin: -pathy from Greek noun ???????/patheia (suffering) in masculine gender is ?????/ pathos(=passion, sorrow, strong emotion). Definition: suffix used in modern formations to mean "one suffering from" Runor deratives :...

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