myolysis

myolysis
Dissolution or liquefaction of muscular tissue, frequently preceded by degenerative changes such as infiltration of fat, atrophy, and fatty degeneration. [myo- + G. lysis, dissolution]
- cardiotoxic m. cardiomalacia occurring in fever and various systemic infections.

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my·ol·y·sis mī-'äl-ə-səs n, pl -y·ses -.sēz
1) destruction or disintegration of muscle tissue <\myolysis is typical in sea snake and tiger snake envenomations (A. Barelli )(et al)>
2) a laparoscopic procedure for treating uterine fibroids that involves coagulation (as by electric current) of blood vessels supplying the fibroid with subsequent shrinkage of the fibroid
myo·lyt·ic .mī-ə-'lit-ik adj

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my·ol·y·sis (mi-olґĭ-sis) [myo- + -lysis] disintegration or degeneration of muscle tissue.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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