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noun
An inflammatory disease affecting multiple muscles
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: medicine, sciences
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noun
myositis characterized by weakness of limb and neck muscles and much muscle pain and swelling; progression and severity vary among individuals
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: myositis
History
From poly- + myositis.
