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.

myograph

1. An instrument for determining and recording the different phases, as the intensity, velocity, etc., of a muscular contraction.
2. An instrument for recording muscular contractions.

myography

1. In medicine, a description of muscles; the descriptive science of muscles.
2. The description of muscles, including the study of muscular contraction by the aid of a registering apparatus, as by some form of myograph; myology.

myoid

myolipoma

A benign neoplasm that consists chiefly of fat cells (adipose tissue), with variable numbers of muscle cells forming portions of the neoplasm.

myology

myoma

myomancy

Divination by the movements of mice.

myopathy

myospasm, myospasmus

Spasmodic muscular contraction.

myotaxy

myotherapy

myotonia

Persistent contraction of skeletal muscle after the cessation of voluntary effort or electrical or mechanical stimulation; (chiefly with distinguishing word) any of several disorders characterized by this.

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myo-, my-, myos-

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

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