neuromyopathy

neuromyopathy
1. A disorder of muscle due to disorder of its nerve supply. 2. Simultaneous disorders of nerve and muscles. [neuro- + G. mys, muscle, + pathos, disease]
- carcinomatous n. n. associated with carcinoma, especially of the lung.

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neu·ro·my·op·a·thy -.mī-'äp-ə-thē n, pl -thies a disease of nerves and associated muscle tissue

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neu·ro·my·op·a·thy (noor″o-mi-opґə-the) any disease of both muscles and nerves, especially a muscular disease of nervous origin. neuromyopathic adj

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