Term: myopathy
Literally meaning: “suffering of muscles”
Origin: Anc Greek
μυο-/myo-(=comping form meaning muscle) > μυς/mys/
(=muscle) > μύω/myo(=enclosed like the muscle
inside body or rat in its nest=epimys)
+–πάθεια/patheia
(-pathy, suffix denoting “suffering”)
> πάθος( masculine
gender) / pathos (=passion, sorrow, strong emotion) πάσχω/pascho(=to
be affected by, to suffer).
Coined/History
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Definition
Any of various abnormal conditions of the muscular tissues, especially one involving skeletal muscle which is characterized by muscle weakness and wasting.
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