Meaning & use
Myolysis
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The breakdown or degeneration of muscle tissue.
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The condition causes progressive myolysis, weakening the patient's skeletal muscles over time.
Doctors monitored the athlete for signs of myolysis after the crush injury to his leg.
A note on using this word
The suffix '-lysis' comes from Greek and means 'a loosening or dissolving,' the same root found in 'hemolysis' and 'paralysis.'
Words with a similar meaning
muscle degenerationmuscle breakdown
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