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‘Rule out other causes such as claudication, disk disease, hypothyroidism, and myositis.’
‘Progressive pulmonary fibrosis occurs in 10 percent of patients and, along with myositis of the respiratory muscles, may lead to hypoxemia.’
‘A possible related injury is a torn brachialis muscle with associated myositis.’
‘Imagine if people taking the pill have higher rates of hepatitis, bleeding ulcers, myositis (muscle inflammation), bradycardia, and acute renal failure all at the same time.’
‘He is diagnosed with inclusion body myositis, a degenerative muscle disease that slowly destroys muscle mass.’
Origin
Early 19th century: formed irregularly from Greek mus, mu- ‘muscle’ + -itis.