polymyositis

polymyositis
noun Date: 1878 inflammation of several muscles at once; specifically an inflammatory muscle disease of unknown cause that affects skeletal muscles chiefly closest to the trunk and is characterized especially by muscle weakness and muscle and joint pain

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  • polymyositis — noun An inflammatory disease affecting multiple muscles …   Wiktionary

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