carcinomatous myopathy

carcinomatous myopathy
noun
a disease seen in patients with lung cancer and characterized by weakness and fatigue of hip and thigh muscles and an aching back; caused by antibodies directed against the neuromuscular junctions

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  • disease of the neuromuscular junction — noun a disease characterized by impairment of neuromuscular junctions • Hypernyms: ↑disease • Hyponyms: ↑myasthenia gravis, ↑myasthenia, ↑Lambert Eaton syndrome, ↑Eaton Lambert syndrome, ↑myasthenic syndrome, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Eaton-Lambert syndrome — noun a disease seen in patients with lung cancer and characterized by weakness and fatigue of hip and thigh muscles and an aching back; caused by antibodies directed against the neuromuscular junctions • Syn: ↑Lambert Eaton syndrome, ↑myasthenic… …   Useful english dictionary

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