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What does myasthenia mean?

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Noun
  1. (medicine) Abnormal weakness of the muscles; but especially myasthenia gravis.
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For example, neurophysiologists can define and measure muscular fatigue precisely in such conditions as myasthenia gravis.
The purpose of this study is to analyze the results of thymectomy in patients with myasthenia gravis with or without the presence of a thymoma.
The authors explained that it wasn't myasthenia gravis, or Lou Gehrig's disease, or polymyositis, and not carnitine deficiency.
Patients with myasthenia gravis typically present with weakness, developing with or aggravated by exertion.
Electromyography is indicated in patients with motor unit disorders, such as polymyositis, myasthenia gravis or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
The drug was first approved by the FDA as a treatment for myasthenia gravis, a chronic neuromuscular disease.

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