myasthenia gravis
myasthenia gravis
Definition
myasthenia gra·vis (-grā′vis)
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.
