what does inclusion body myositis mean?
INCLUSION BODY MYOSITIS as NOUN
- 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
Hypernyms(s) inclusion body myositis is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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