Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Inflammation of the skin and underlying muscular tissue.
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- noun A
disease ofconnective tissue , related topolymyositis , characterized byinflammation of themuscles andskin .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun myositis characterized by weakness of limb and neck muscles and much muscle pain and swelling accompanied by skin rash affecting cheeks and eyelids and neck and chest and limbs; progression and severity vary among individuals
Etymologies
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Examples
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The rash eruptions are common with patients who have an inflammatory disease of the skin and muscles called dermatomyositis that is often associated with cancer.
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Lady Black has suffered for years from of a painful disease called dermatomyositis, which inflames muscles and skin.
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The rash eruptions are common with patients who have an inflammatory disease of the skin and muscles called dermatomyositis that is often associated with cancer.
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Autoimmune disorders such as dermatomyositis, lupus or rheumatoid arthritis may produce characteristic rashes.
We Blog A Lot 2008
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Autoimmune disorders such as dermatomyositis, lupus or rheumatoid arthritis may produce characteristic rashes.
We Blog A Lot 2008
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She had breast cancer and dermatomyositis, a connective-tissue disorder.
Grace Cook; Raymond Bulvin; J. Thomas Dutro Jr.; William Fullerton; Lindsey Harmon; Nadeen Hendricks 2010
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"No luck, they all considered Sam's dermatomyositis a pre-existing condition."
James Glave: Private Health Care is Stranding U.S. Expats Overseas 2009
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He had been ailing for quite a while from a variety of illnesses, including congestive heart failure, but what finally took him from us was either polymyositis or dermatomyositis.
My Father: December 1, 1932-January 27, 2009 scottedelman 2009
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In the segment, she explains that Canadian doctors recently diagnosed her six-year-old son, Sam, with dermatomyositis, a rare and life-threatening skin and muscle auto-immune disease.
James Glave: Private Health Care is Stranding U.S. Expats Overseas 2009
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Because a few days ago they linked to WebMD's symptom checker, which is an arbitrary mix of commonsense medicine and diseases lifted from the Hypochondriac Hall of Fame that back pain could be a muscle strain... or dermatomyositis... or kidney cancer!
Archive 2007-07-01 2007
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