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myasthenia

/,maɪəs'θiniə/

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noun
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
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myasthenia gravis

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autoimmune disease autoimmune disorder disease of the neuromuscular junction
noun
any muscular weakness
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physical condition physiological condition physiological state

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prostigmin a cholinergic drug (trade name Prostigmin) used to treat some ophthalmic conditions and to treat myasthenia gravis
neostigmine a cholinergic drug (trade name Prostigmin) used to treat some ophthalmic conditions and to treat myasthenia gravis