| NOUN | state | myositis | inflammation of muscle tissue |
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| Meaning | inflammation of muscle tissue. | |
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| Narrower | dermatomyositis | myositis characterized by weakness of limb and neck muscles and much muscle pain and swelling accompanied by skin rash affecting cheeks and eyelids and neck and chest and limbs |
| inclusion body myositis | myositis characterized by weakness of limb muscles (especially the thighs and wrists and fingers) | |
| polymyositis | myositis characterized by weakness of limb and neck muscles and much muscle pain and swelling | |
| trichinosis, trichiniasis, myositis trichinosa | infestation by trichina larvae that are transmitted by eating inadequately cooked meat (especially pork) | |
| Broader | inflammation, redness, rubor | A response of body tissues to injury or irritation |
| Spanish | miositis | |
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