myositisn.

1807 R. Morris & J. Kendrick Edinb. Med. & Physical Dict. II Myositis, an inflammation of a muscle. This is the term given by Sagar to acute rheumatism.

1834 J. Forbes et al. Cycl. Pract. Med. III. 598/1 Sagar..describes two diseases, a chronic one ranged in the class Dolores, order Vagi; and an acute under the specific name of myositis.

1908 Practitioner June 865 Myositis, phlebitis, bursitis.

1952 M. E. Florey Clin. Applic. Antibiotics vii. 215 Clostridia were of little significance in wounds unless well developed anaerobic cellulitis or gangrenous myositis were present.

1977 Ann. Internal Med. 86 193/1 Postinfluenza myositis is now recognized as a relatively distinct clinical entity characterized by muscle pain and elevated muscle enzymes during convalescence.

1994 Toronto Star 3 Dec. a12/4 Necrotizing myositis attacks the muscle itself.

1998 Guardian 6 June i. 3/6 Over-drinking can cause alcoholic myositis, which is a muscle wasting disease that particularly affects the shoulders and thighs.

2001 Rheumatology 40 1293 Central nervous system (CNS) complications are rarely reported in either juvenile or adult onset inflammatory myositides, such as dermatomyositis and polymyositis.