Medical term:
myopathic
my·o·path·ic
(mī'ō-path'ik),Denoting a disorder involving muscular tissue.
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my·o·path·ic
(mī'ō-path'ik)Denoting a disorder involving muscular tissue.
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
myopathy
(mi-op'a-the) [ myo- + -pathy]Any congenital or acquired muscle disease, marked clinically by focal or diffuse muscular weakness. myopathic (mi?o-path'ik), adjective
centronuclear myopathy
Myopathy in which the muscle fibers resemble those seen in fetal development. The nuclei of the cells are surrounded by a clear zone.
Synonym: myotubular myopathycritical illness myopathy
Intensive care myopathy.distal myopathy
Distal muscular dystrophy.intensive care myopathy
Muscular flaccidity occurring in patients undergoing treatment for life-threatening illnesses, most often those who have received high doses of steroids, or paralytic drugs, or both. The condition may result in failure to wean the patient from mechanical ventilation. Synonym: critical illness myopathy
myotubular myopathy
Centronuclear myocerosis. See: myocerosis
nemaline myopathy
Congenital nonprogressive weakness, esp. of the proximal muscles. The muscles are thin and resemble rods.
ocular myopathy
Hereditary dystrophy of the extraocular muscles. This may progress to complete paralysis of these muscles.
thyrotoxic myopathy
A progressive muscular weakness and atrophy as a result of hyperthyroidism.
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