POLYMYOSITIS


Meaning of POLYMYOSITIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌpä-lē-ˌmī-ə-ˈsī-təs ]

noun

Date: 1878

: inflammation of several muscles at once ; specifically : an inflammatory muscle disease of unknown cause that affects skeletal muscles chiefly closest to the trunk and is characterized especially by muscle weakness and muscle and joint pain

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.