| NOUN | state | carcinomatous myopathy, Lambert-Eaton syndrome, Eaton-Lambert syndrome, myasthenic syndrome | a disease seen in patients with lung cancer and characterized by weakness and fatigue of hip and thigh muscles and an aching back |
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| Meaning | A disease seen in patients with lung cancer and characterized by weakness and fatigue of hip and thigh muscles and an aching back; caused by antibodies directed against the neuromuscular junctions. | |
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| Synonyms | Lambert-Eaton syndrome, Eaton-Lambert syndrome, myasthenic syndrome | |
| Broader | disease of the neuromuscular junction | A disease characterized by impairment of neuromuscular junctions |
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