fibrotic myopathy

fibrotic myopathy
fibrosis with adhesions in the thigh muscles of working horses; the muscles eventually become hard and ossified. Called also ossifying m.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • myopathy — myopathic /muy euh path ik/, adj. /muy op euh thee/, n. Pathol. any abnormality or disease of muscle tissue. [1840 50; MYO + PATHY] * * * ▪ pathology       any skeletal muscle disorder that directly affects the muscle fibres and does not arise… …   Universalium

  • ossifying myopathy — fibrotic m …   Medical dictionary

  • Duchenne muscular dystrophy — Classification and external resources Histopathology of gastrocnemius muscle from patient who died of pseudohypertrophic muscular dystrophy, Duchenne type. Cross section of muscle shows extensive replacement of muscle fibers by adipose cells …   Wikipedia

  • Systemic scleroderma — Systemic sclerosis Classification and external resources Clinical appearance of acrosclerotic piece meal necrosis of the thumb in a patient with systemic sclerosis. ICD 10 …   Wikipedia

  • ophthalmoplegia — Paralysis of one or more of the ocular muscles. [ophthalmo + G. plege, stroke] chronic progressive external o. (CPEO) a specific type of slowly worsening weakness of the ocular muscles, usually associated with a …   Medical dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”