Etymology

myositis

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Today it means: Inflammation of the muscles. Full definition →

Ancient Greek μῦς
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromμῦς“muscle”
  2. English todaymyositis

Irregular formation from Ancient Greek μῦς (mûs, “muscle”) (genitive μυός (muós)) + -itis.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekμῦς all →

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