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Webster 1913 Edition

Myositis

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Myˊo-si′tis

,

Noun.

[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK], [GREEK], muscle +

-itis

.]

(Med.)

Inflammation of the muscles.

Definition 2024

myositis

myositis

English

Noun

myositis ‎(countable and uncountable, plural myositides)

Inflammation of the muscles.

Derived terms

dermatomyositis
myositis ossificans