myositis
English Thesaurus
1. inflammation of muscle tissue (noun.state)
| hypernym | : | inflammation, redness, rubor, |
| definition | : | a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | dermatomyositis, |
| definition | : | myositis characterized by weakness of limb and neck muscles and much muscle pain and swelling accompanied by skin rash affecting cheeks and eyelids and neck and chest and limbs; progression and severity vary among individuals (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | polymyositis, |
| definition | : | myositis characterized by weakness of limb and neck muscles and much muscle pain and swelling; progression and severity vary among individuals (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | inclusion body myositis, |
| definition | : | myositis characterized by weakness of limb muscles (especially the thighs and wrists and fingers); sometimes involves swallowing muscles; onset after 50 and slowly progressive; seen more often in men than in women (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | myositis trichinosa, trichiniasis, trichinosis, |
| definition | : | infestation by trichina larvae that are transmitted by eating inadequately cooked meat (especially pork); larvae migrate from the intestinal tract to the muscles where they become encysted (noun.state) |
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