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myasthenia gravis Definition

myasthenia gra·vis (-grāvis)

noun

a disease of faulty nerve conduction characterized by myasthenia, esp. of the face and neck

myasthenia gravis Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • acquire: Anticholinesterase antibodies ( AChR antibodies ) will be present in cats with acquired myasthenia gravis, but not in cats with congenital myasthenia.
  • study: Neuromuscular transmission in myasthenia gravis studied with single fiber electromyography.
  • have: Do you have myasthenia gravis ( when some or all of your muscles are affected by weakness, or they tire easily )?

Adjective modifier

  • seropositive: With 44 new cases diagnosed in a six year period, we established an incidence for seropositive myasthenia gravis of 10.5 per million population.

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