myasthenia
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1. any muscular weakness (noun.state)
| hypernym | : | physical condition, physiological condition, physiological state, |
| definition | : | the condition or state of the body or bodily functions (noun.state) |
2. a chronic progressive disease characterized by chronic fatigue and muscular weakness (especially in the face and neck); caused by a deficiency of acetylcholine at the neuromuscular junctions (noun.state)
| hypernym | : | disease of the neuromuscular junction, |
| definition | : | a disease characterized by impairment of neuromuscular junctions (noun.state) |
| hypernym | : | autoimmune disease, autoimmune disorder, |
| definition | : | any of a large group of diseases characterized by abnormal functioning of the immune system that causes your immune system to produce antibodies against your own tissues (noun.state) |
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