polymyositis

Noun

Meaning

myositis characterized by weakness of limb and neck muscles and much muscle pain and swelling; progression and severity vary among individuals

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

Crohn's disease ankylosing spondylitis amyotrophic lateral sclerosis Becker muscular dystrophy dermatomyositis myotonia congenita Churg-Strauss syndrome dukes' disease Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease distal muscular dystrophy cryoglobulinemia antiphospholipid syndrome congenital myopathy congenital muscular dystrophy muscle disorder

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Hypernyms

myositis

Examples

A course of prednisone is typically completed with no improvement and eventually sIBM is confirmed. sIBM weakness comes on over months or years and progresses steadily, whereas polymyositis has an onset of weeks or months. Source: Internet

It may have different root causes unrelated to either polymyositis or sIBM. Source: Internet

IBM is often confused with (misdiagnosed as) polymyositis. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

polymyodous polymyoid polymyositic polymythia polymythy polymyxin