| myatonia | Lack of normal muscle tone. (09 Oct 1997) |
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| myatonia congenita | Atonic pseudoparalysis of congenital origin (neither familial nor hereditary), observed especially in infants and characterised by absences of muscular tone only in muscles innervated by the spinal nerves. Synonym: congenital atonic pseudoparalysis, myatonia congenita, Oppenheim's disease, Oppenheim's syndrome. An indefinite term for a number of congenital neuromuscular disorders that cause generalised myotonia in young children, and that have a benign course (static or regressive). (05 Mar 2000) |
| myatrophy | Derangement in size and number of muscle fibres occurring with aging, reduction in blood supply, or following immobilization, prolonged weightlessness, malnutrition, and particularly in denervation. (12 Dec 1998) |
Synonyms : Congenital Myasthenia Gravis, Congenital Myasthenic Syndromes, Congenital Myasthenic Syndromes, Postsynaptic, Congenital Myasthenic Syndromes, Presynaptic, Congenital Slow-Channel Myasthenic Syndromes, Myasthenia Gravis, Congenital
| myasthenic facies |
the characteristic facial expression in myasthenia gravis, caused by ptosis and weakness of the facial muscles.
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| myasthenic crisis |
the sudden development of dyspnea requiring respiratory support in myasthenia gravis; the crisis is usually transient, lasting several days, and accompanied by fever.
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| myasthenia gravis |
Myasthenia gravis (MG, Latin: "grave muscle weakness") is a neuromuscular disease leading to fluctuating weakness and fatiguability. It is one of the best known autoimmune disorders and the antigens and disease mechanisms have well been identified. Weakness is caused by circulating antibodies that block acetylcholine receptors at the post-synaptic neuromuscular junction, inhibiting the stimulative effect of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine. ...
출처: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myasthenia_gravis
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| myasthenia gravis |
a disease in which the muscles, mainly those in the face, eyes, throat, and limbs, become weak and tire quickly; caused by the body's immune system attacking the receptors in the muscles that pick up nerve impulses
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| myasthenic |
Abnormal muscle weakness or fatigue.
출처: www.nature.com/nrc/journal/v3/n10/glossary/nrc1188...
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