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myopathy

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of several diseases of muscle that are not caused by nerve disorders

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: medicine, sciences

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Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

any pathology of the muscles that is not attributable to nerve dysfunction

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: pathology

History

Etymology

From myo- + -pathy.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: miopatia — any of several diseases of muscle
  • Finnish: myopatia — any of several diseases of muscle
  • French: myopathie — any of several diseases of muscle
  • German: Myopathie — any of several diseases of muscle
  • Irish: miópaite — any of several diseases of muscle
  • Italian: miopatia — any of several diseases of muscle
  • Polish: miopatia — any of several diseases of muscle
  • Portuguese: miopatia — any of several diseases of muscle
  • Romanian: miopatie — any of several diseases of muscle
  • Russian: миопатия (miopatija) — any of several diseases of muscle
  • Spanish: miopatía — any of several diseases of muscle
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