: soreness of voluntary muscle due to inflammation
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebTo get Bassoon back to a place where the turtle could care for himself and safely return to the ocean, the National Aquarium took the reptile in for a CT scan, which helped veterinarians diagnose Bassoon with myositis of the jaw muscles. Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, 12 Apr. 2022 Franco Patino first got into biomedical engineering to help his mother, who suffers from inclusion body myositis, a rare condition that weakens damages and muscles. Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 7 Nov. 2021 The cause was myositis, a muscle weakening and wasting disease, said a son, Christian Blood.Washington Post, 29 Oct. 2021 Since 2014, when the public learned of the disease (inclusion-body myositis) that so drastically affects Krukow’s ability to walk, Kuiper’s friendship and behind-the-scenes devotion have been invaluable. Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 June 2021 The tumor, known as a thymoma, caused a neuromuscular disorder called myasthenia gravis that attacked the communication between his nerve cells and muscles, as well as inflammation and breakdown of muscle tissue called myositis. S. Wayne Carter Jr., baltimoresun.com, 25 May 2021 He was diagnosed in 2017 with inclusion body myositis, a slow-moving degenerative condition that’s causing his muscles to atrophy. Gary Graff, cleveland, 18 Oct. 2020 Four years earlier, Frampton had been diagnosed with inclusion body myositis, a degenerative muscle disorder that would gradually rob him of his ability to play guitar. Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE.com, 26 Nov. 2019 Pretty bold statement for a man who’s been diagnosed with inclusion body myositis, a degenerative muscle disease that eventually will take the pick out of his fingers and the guitar off his shoulder. Chuck Yarborough, cleveland.com, 9 Aug. 2019 See More
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, irregular from Greek mys muscle, mouse
First Known Use
circa 1807, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
myositis
noun
myo·si·tis ˌmī-ə-ˈsīt-əs
: muscular discomfort or pain from infection or an unknown cause