myopathy
noun
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plural myopathies
Definition of myopathy
: a disorder of muscle tissue or muscles
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Other Words from myopathy
myopathic
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adjective
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adjective
Examples of myopathy in a Sentence
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Dermatomyositis in general is a disorder that affects one鈥檚 muscles, and belongs to a group of conditions called inflammatory myopathies. — Maggie O'neill, Health.com, "The Large, Painful Sores on This Man's Hands Were Caused By An Extremely Rare Inflammatory Disease," 31 July 2019 Already, diseases such as night blindness and myopathy are affecting horses, experts say. — Jason Bittel, National Geographic, "Speedy horses evolved only recently, says landmark equine study," 2 May 2019 The 31-year-old woman was suffering a condition called inflammatory myopathy, which affected her left leg and caused pain severe enough to disrupt her sleep. — Alice Park, Time, "Doctors Think a Woman's Tattoo May Have Been Causing Her Severe Leg Pain," 20 June 2018 G枚tze battled myopathy, a muscle illness, last season, missing a lot of time. — Victor Mather, New York Times, "World Cup 2018: The Big Names Missing Out," 21 May 2018 However, at the start of 2017, a rare metabolic issue called myopathy ruled G枚tze out of action for some time. — SI.com, "From World Cup Hero to Squad Exclusion: The Sad Fall of Germany's Golden Boy Mario G枚tze," 15 May 2018 The death, from myopathy, a neuromuscular disorder, was announced by the Fondation Pierre Berg茅-Yves Saint Laurent. — Jonathan Kandell, New York Times, "Pierre Berg茅, Transformative Fashion Executive and Opera Czar, Dies at 86," 8 Sep. 2017 Ariella Botts, 5, of East Hartford, was born with a severe muscular disorder called nemaline myopathy that requires round the clock care from a visiting nurse. — Dan Haar, courant.com, "Dan Haar: Patients Stuck In Hospital Beds Due To Medicaid Home-Care Cut," 23 Aug. 2017 Aiken was born with two rare genetic conditions, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and congenital myopathy. — Angela Shoemaker, The Courier-Journal, "Area wrestlers go to the mat to help girl, 5, get new wheelchair for Disney World trip," 14 Aug. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'myopathy.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for myopathy
myopathy
noun
my路op路a路thy
| \ m墨-藞盲p-蓹-th膿
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plural myopathies
Medical Definition of myopathy
: a disorder of muscle tissue or muscles