myasthenia gravisn.

Brit.

/ˌmʌɪəsˌθiːnɪə ˈɡrɑːvɪs/,

/ˌmʌɪəsˌθiːnɪə ˈɡravɪs/, U.S.

/ˈˌmaɪəsˌθiniə ˈɡrævəs/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin myasthenia gravis.

Etymology: < scientific Latin myasthenia gravis (short for myasthenia gravis pseudoparalytica (F. Jolly 1895, in Berliner klin. Wochenschr. 7 Jan. 7/1)) < myasthenia myasthenia n. + gravis (see grave adj.¹).

Medicine.

An autoimmune disease characterized by skeletal muscle weakness, especially involving the eyes, face, neck, and arms, usually caused by autoantibodies to the acetylcholine receptor of muscle and often associated with abnormality of the thymus.

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myasthenia gravis1900

1900 H. Campbell & E. Bramwell in Brain 23 277 The disease has received various names. The earlier cases were published as ‘cases of bulbar paralysis without discoverable anatomical changes’... Other names which have been employed are ‘general profound myasthenia’, ‘Erb's disease’, [etc.]. Jolly has proposed the term ‘myasthenia gravis pseudo-paralytica’, and this, or for short ‘myasthenia gravis’, appears to us the most suitable and convenient hitherto suggested.

1939 W. Haymaker tr. R. Bing Textbk. Nerv. Dis. v. 182 Myasthenia gravis occasionally appears in more than one member of a family.

1970 Toronto Daily Star 24 Sept. 1/4 The twins have myasthenia gravis... Excitement of any kind..can set off the choking, gasping attacks.

1983 Daily Tel. 13 Aug. 6/5 For the last five years he had suffered from a little-known disease, myasthenia gravis, which attacks all the muscles of the body.

1999 EuroBusiness Sept. 117/3 In 1974 Onassis fell ill and was diagnosed as suffering from myasthenia gravis.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	myasthenia gravis
释义	myasthenia gravisn. Brit. /ˌmʌɪəsˌθiːnɪə ˈɡrɑːvɪs/, /ˌmʌɪəsˌθiːnɪə ˈɡravɪs/, U.S. /ˈˌmaɪəsˌθiniə ˈɡrævəs/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin myasthenia gravis. Etymology: < scientific Latin myasthenia gravis (short for myasthenia gravis pseudoparalytica (F. Jolly 1895, in Berliner klin. Wochenschr. 7 Jan. 7/1)) < myasthenia myasthenia n. + gravis (see grave adj.¹). Medicine. An autoimmune disease characterized by skeletal muscle weakness, especially involving the eyes, face, neck, and arms, usually caused by autoantibodies to the acetylcholine receptor of muscle and often associated with abnormality of the thymus. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > diseases of tissue > disorders affecting muscles > [noun] > weakness > disease characterized by myasthenia gravis1900 1900 H. Campbell & E. Bramwell in Brain 23 277 The disease has received various names. The earlier cases were published as ‘cases of bulbar paralysis without discoverable anatomical changes’... Other names which have been employed are ‘general profound myasthenia’, ‘Erb's disease’, [etc.]. Jolly has proposed the term ‘myasthenia gravis pseudo-paralytica’, and this, or for short ‘myasthenia gravis’, appears to us the most suitable and convenient hitherto suggested. 1939 W. Haymaker tr. R. Bing Textbk. Nerv. Dis. v. 182 Myasthenia gravis occasionally appears in more than one member of a family. 1970 Toronto Daily Star 24 Sept. 1/4 The twins have myasthenia gravis... Excitement of any kind..can set off the choking, gasping attacks. 1983 Daily Tel. 13 Aug. 6/5 For the last five years he had suffered from a little-known disease, myasthenia gravis, which attacks all the muscles of the body. 1999 EuroBusiness Sept. 117/3 In 1974 Onassis fell ill and was diagnosed as suffering from myasthenia gravis. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1900
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