DERMATOMYOSITIS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("dermatomyositis" is a kind of...):

myositis (inflammation of muscle tissue)

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