myo-, my-, myos-

(Greek: muscle; said to be from a Greek word meaning "mouse")

From Greek mu[s], my[os], meaning "mouse", as in myomancy.

myoathrophy

myoatrophy

myobradia

myocardial

myocarditis

myocardium

myochrome

myodynamic

myofibril

One of the slender threads of a muscle fiber, composed of numerous myofilaments (ultramicroscopic threadlike structures composing the myofibrils of striated muscle fibers).

myofibroma

A benign tumor derived from smooth muscle.

myofibrosis

1. Replacement of muscle tissue by fibrous tissue.
2. Chronic myositis with diffuse hyperplasia of the interstitial connective tissue pressing upon and causing atrophy of the muscular tissue.

myofibrositis

Inflammation of the perimysium or the connective tissue sheath which surrounds a muscle, and sends partitions inwards between the bundles of muscular fibers.

myogenesis

myogenic

myogram

A graphical recording of muscle activity.

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myo-, my-, myos-

(Greek: muscle; said to be from a Greek word meaning "mouse")

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