neuromyopathy

neuromyopathy

 [noor″o-mi-op´ah-the] any disease of both muscles and nerves, especially a muscular disease of nervous origin.carcinomatous neuromyopathy a paraneoplastic syndrome of neuromyopathy in patients with carcinoma, usually of the lung.

neu·ro·my·op·a·thy

(nū'rō-mī-op'ă-thē), Simultaneous disorders of nerve and muscles. [neuro- + G. mys, muscle, + pathos, disease]

neu·ro·my·op·a·thy

(nūr'ō-mī-op'ă-thē) 1. A disorder of muscle due to impairment of its nerve supply. 2. Simultaneous disorders of nerve and muscles. [neuro- + G. mys, muscle, + pathos, disease]