| myometritis | Inflammation of the muscular wall of the uterus. Synonym: mesometritis. Origin: myo-+ G. Metra, uterus, + -itis, inflammation (05 Mar 2000) |
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| myometrium | <anatomy> Uterine smooth muscle. (18 Nov 1997) |
| myomitochondrion | A mitochondrion of a muscle fibre. (05 Mar 2000) |
| myomorph | One of the Myomorpha. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| myomorpha | <zoology> An extensive group of rodents which includes the rats, mice, jerboas, and many allied forms. Origin: NL, fr. Gr, a mouse + form. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| myomotomy | Incision of a myoma. Origin: myoma + G. Tome, incision (05 Mar 2000) |
| myon | An individual muscle unit. Origin: G. Mys, muscle (05 Mar 2000) |
| myonecrosis | Necrosis of muscle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| myoneme | <biology> Contractile organelle of ciliates, referred to as M bands in Stentor, where they are composed of 8-10 nm tubular fibrils. The spasmoneme of peritrich ciliates was originally called a myoneme. (18 Nov 1997) |
| myoneural | Relating to both muscle and nerve; denoting specifically the synapse of the motor neuron with striated muscle fibres: myoneural junction or motor endplate. See: neuromuscular. Origin: myo-+ G. Neuron, nerve (05 Mar 2000) |
| myoneural blockade | Inhibition of nerve impulse transmission at myoneural junctions by a drug such as curare. (05 Mar 2000) |
| myoneural junction | The synaptic connection of the axon of the motor neuron with a muscle fibre. See: motor endplate. Synonym: neuromuscular junction. (05 Mar 2000) |
| myoneuralgia | <symptom> Pain in a muscle or muscles. (18 Nov 1997) |
| myoneurasthenia | An obsolete term for muscular weakness associated with neurasthenia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| myoneuroma | <tumour> A tumefaction consisting chiefly of abnormally proliferating Schwann cells, with variable numbers of muscle cells forming portions of the mass; myoneuroma's are probably malformations, rather than true neoplasms. Origin: myo-+ G. Neuron, nerve, + -oma, tumour (05 Mar 2000) |