myopathy
myopathy
Definition
myopathy
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- develop: The mice developed an inflammatory myopathy with clinical, biochemical, histological and immunological features similar to human myositis.
- cause: The removal of a single dolphin affects the remaining group in other ways beside causing widespread myopathy.
Adjective modifier
- mitochondrial: Robbin's text on pathology also contains sections on mitochondrial myopathy, stating that this kind of muscle wasting results in severe weakness.
- metabolic: An ischaemic lactate test may be helpful in suspected metabolic myopathy.
- symptomatic: Prolonged use of zidovudine has been associated with symptomatic myopathy.
- inflammatory: The mice developed an inflammatory myopathy with clinical, biochemical, histological and immunological features similar to human myositis.
- skeletal: In contrast to adult dogs, juvenile dogs appeared to be more sensitive to peripheral nerve lesions as compared to skeletal myopathy.
Modifies a noun
- and/or: The combination should be used with caution due to the theoretical potential for an increased risk of myopathy and/or rhabdomyolysis.
- rhabdomyolysis: The combination should be used with caution due to the theoretical potential for an increased risk of myopathy and/or rhabdomyolysis.
Noun used with modifier
- capture: Q13 If hunting does not wound, how about a deer recently disturbed by hounds dying of post capture myopathy?
- inclusion: However most hereditary forms actually refer to inclusion body myopathy and not inclusion body myositis.
- steroid: I really think they would help but I got something called steroid myopathy due to steroids when I was in my 20's.
