inflammation of the myocardium (the muscular tissue of the heart)
<noun.state>

myocardial inflammation

myocarditis

the middle muscular layer of the heart wall
<noun.body>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

myocardium

a clonic spasm of a muscle or muscle group
<noun.state>

myoclonus

epilepsy characterized by clonus of muscle groups and progressive mental deterioration and genetic origin
<noun.state>

Lafora's disease

myoclonus epilepsy

pain in a muscle or group of muscles
<noun.state>

myalgia

myodynia

one of many contractile filaments that make up a striated muscle fiber
<noun.body>   freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

myofibril

myofibrilla

sarcostyle

one of many contractile filaments that make up a striated muscle fiber
<noun.body>   freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

myofibril

myofibrilla

sarcostyle

a hemoprotein that receives oxygen from hemoglobin and stores it in the tissues until needed
<noun.substance>

myoglobin

the presence of myoglobin in the urine
<noun.state>

myoglobinuria

a graphical recording of muscle activity
<noun.communication>

myogram

resembling muscle
<adj.pert>

myoid

the branch of physiology that studies muscles
<noun.cognition>

myology

a benign tumor composed of muscle tissue
<noun.state>

myoma

inflammation of the myometrium
<noun.state>

myometritis

the smooth muscle forming the wall of the uterus
<noun.body>

myometrium

localized death of muscle cell fibers
<noun.phenomenon>

myonecrosis

the junction between a nerve fiber and the muscle it supplies
<noun.body>

myoneural junction

neuromuscular junction

of or relating to any disease of the muscles that is not caused by nerve dysfunction
<adj.pert>

myopathic

any pathology of the muscles that is not attributable to nerve dysfunction
<noun.state>

myopathy

a person with myopia; a nearsighted person
<noun.person>

myope

(ophthalmology) eyesight abnormality resulting from the eye's faulty refractive ability; distant objects appear blurred
<noun.state>

myopia

nearsightedness

shortsightedness

lacking foresight or scope
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4

myopic

short

shortsighted

unforesightful

sample sentences

"a short view of the problem"
"shortsighted policies"
"shortsighted critics derided the plan"
"myopic thinking"

unable to see distant objects clearly
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

myopic

nearsighted

shortsighted

sarcoma of muscle tissue
<noun.state>

myosarcoma

the commonest protein in muscle; a globulin that combines with actin to form actomyosin
<noun.substance>

myosin

reflex contraction of the sphincter muscle of the iris in response to a bright light (or certain drugs) causing the pupil to become smaller
<noun.act>

light reflex

miosis

myosis

pupillary reflex

an acute infectious disease occurring in epidemic form and featuring paroxysms of pain (usually in the chest)
<noun.state>

Bornholm disease

diaphragmatic pleurisy

epidemic myalgia

epidemic pleurodynia

myosis

inflammation of muscle tissue
<noun.state>

myositis

infestation by trichina larvae that are transmitted by eating inadequately cooked meat (especially pork); larvae migrate from the intestinal tract to the muscles where they become encysted
<noun.state>

myositis trichinosa

trichiniasis

trichinosis

reflex contraction of a muscle when an attached tendon is pulled; important in maintaining erect posture
<noun.act>

myotactic reflex

stretch reflex

of or relating to or causing constriction of the pupil of the eye
<adj.pert>

miotic

myotic

sample sentences

"a miotic drug"

a drug that causes miosis (constriction of the pupil of the eye)
<noun.artifact>

miotic

miotic drug

myotic

myotic drug