Definition of Polymyositis

1. Noun. Myositis characterized by weakness of limb and neck muscles and much muscle pain and swelling; progression and severity vary among individuals.

Generic synonyms: Myositis

Definition of Polymyositis

1. Noun. (medicine) An inflammatory disease affecting multiple muscles ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Polymyositis

1. An inflammatory condition of muscle of unknown aetiology. Muscle pain and weakness are common symptoms of this condition. When associated with a skin rash the condition is referred to as dermatomyositis. (27 Sep 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Polymyositis

polymorphous layer
polymorphously
polymorphs
polymorphy
polymyalgia
polymyalgia arteritica
polymyalgia rheumatica
polymyalgias
polymyarian
polymyoclonus
polymyodae
polymyodian
polymyodous
polymyoid
polymyositis (current term)
polymythia
polymythy
polymyxin
polymyxin B sulfate
polymyxin acylase
polymyxin b
polymyxins
polynandrian
polynegative
polynema
polynemas
polyneme
polynemes
polynemid

Literary usage of Polymyositis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Monographic Medicine by William Robie Patten Emerson, Guido Guerrini, William Brown, Wendell Christopher Phillips, John Whitridge Williams, John Appleton Swett, Hans Günther, Mario Mariotti, Hugh Grant Rowell (1916)
"ii, polymyositis In this disease many muscles of the body are simultaneously affected There are several clinical forms, including (a) dermatomyositis, ..."

2. Transactions of the Association of American Physicians by Association of American Physicians (1902)
"Acute non-suppurative polymyositis he distinguishes from instances of myositis in ... All these forms of acute polymyositis have, however, much in common, ..."

3. The Practice of Medicine by Horatio C. Wood, Reginald Heber Fitz (1897)
"The cause of polymyositis is unknown ; it may be some specific germ or poison. ... In polymyositis there seems to be a true inflammation of the muscles, ..."

4. The Journal of Experimental Medicine by Rockefeller University, Rockefeller Institute, Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research (1905)
"See the reference in Thayer's article entitled, Kotes on a Case of Acute Haemorrhagic polymyositis. Boston Med. and Surg. J., 1902, cxlvii, 313. 52. ..."

5. Pain: Its Origin, Conduction, Perception and Diagnostic Significance by Richard Joseph Behan (1914)
"Acute polymyositis.—The form of myositis which has just been discussed is largely a local affair affecting one muscle or a small group of closely related ..."

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