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Myasthenia gravis
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Myasthenia gravisA chronic disease characterized by muscular weakness and fatigue.
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Chronic
Ongoing or recurring. Chronic medical conditions include diabetes, epilepsy, and chronic fatigue syndrome.
Disease
Illness or sickness often characterized by typical patient problems (symptoms) and physical findings (signs). Disruption sequence: The events that occur when a fetus that is developing normally is subjected to a destructive agent such as the rubella (German measles) virus.
Fatigue
Physical or mental exhaustion. Weariness.
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Myasthenia gravis (MG)
Myasthenia gravis is a neuromuscular disease in which there is a failure of the nerves' ability to stimulate and control the actions of certain muscles, especially those of the eye, face, lips, tongue, throat, and neck.
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Morbid
1. Pathologic or abnormal. 2. Having to do with, or characterized by, disease.
Mucosa
The membrane covering canals and cavities that open on the outside of the body, such as the gastrointestinal tract and the respiratory tract. Also called mucous membrane.
Muscle
Tissue made up of bundles of long, slender cells that contract when stimulated.
Mute
An inability or unwillingness to speak.
Myalgia
Muscle pain.
Myasthenia gravis
Myocarditis
Inflammation of the heart muscle.
Myoma
A tumor of muscle cells.
Myringotomy
An incision in the eardrum to relieve pressure or release fluid.
MRI Scan (Magnetic Resonance Imaging Scan)
An advanced method of viewing tissues of the body using a powerful magnetic field.ÿ A variety of conditions affecting practically any part of the body can be diagnosed using this method.
Mannitol
A medication given to reduce brain swelling and elevated intracranial pressure. Also used to temporarily disrupt the blood brain barrier prior to some forms of chemotherapy.
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Chronic
Ongoing or recurring. Chronic medical conditions include diabetes, epilepsy, and chronic fatigue syndrome.
Disease
Illness or sickness often characterized by typical patient problems (symptoms) and physical findings (signs). Disruption sequence: The events that occur when a fetus that is developing normally is subjected to a destructive agent such as the rubella (German measles) virus.
Fatigue
Physical or mental exhaustion. Weariness.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Myasthenia gravis (MG)
Myasthenia gravis is a neuromuscular disease in which there is a failure of the nerves' ability to stimulate and control the actions of certain muscles, especially those of the eye, face, lips, tongue, throat, and neck.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Morbid
1. Pathologic or abnormal. 2. Having to do with, or characterized by, disease.
Mucosa
The membrane covering canals and cavities that open on the outside of the body, such as the gastrointestinal tract and the respiratory tract. Also called mucous membrane.
Muscle
Tissue made up of bundles of long, slender cells that contract when stimulated.
Mute
An inability or unwillingness to speak.
Myalgia
Muscle pain.
Myasthenia gravis
Myocarditis
Inflammation of the heart muscle.
Myoma
A tumor of muscle cells.
Myringotomy
An incision in the eardrum to relieve pressure or release fluid.
MRI Scan (Magnetic Resonance Imaging Scan)
An advanced method of viewing tissues of the body using a powerful magnetic field.ÿ A variety of conditions affecting practically any part of the body can be diagnosed using this method.
Mannitol
A medication given to reduce brain swelling and elevated intracranial pressure. Also used to temporarily disrupt the blood brain barrier prior to some forms of chemotherapy.
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