myasthenic

Variant of myasthenia

myasthenia definition

my·as·thenia (mī′as t̸hē′nē ə)

muscular weakness or fatigue

Etymology: ModL: see myo- & asthenia

Related Forms:

  • myasthenic my′·as·then′ic (-t̸hen′ik) adjective

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