HyperDic: inclusion_body_myositis

English > 1 sense of the expression *inclusion body myositis*:
NOUN	state	inclusion body myositis	myositis characterized by weakness of limb muscles (especially the thighs and wrists and fingers)

English > *inclusion body myositis*: 1 sense > noun 1, state
Meaning	myositis characterized by weakness of limb muscles (especially the thighs and wrists and fingers); sometimes involves swallowing muscles; onset after 50 and slowly progressive; seen more often in men than in women.
Broader	myositis	inflammation of muscle tissue