neuromyopathy

[noor″o-mi-op´ah-the]

any disease of both muscles and nerves, especially a muscular disease of nervous origin.

carcinomatous neuromyopathy a paraneoplastic syndrome of neuromyopathy in patients with carcinoma, usually of the lung.

neu·ro·my·op·a·thy

(nū'rō-mī-op'ă-thē),

Simultaneous disorders of nerve and muscles.

[neuro- + G. mys, muscle, + pathos, disease]

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neu·ro·my·op·a·thy

(nūr'ō-mī-op'ă-thē)

1. A disorder of muscle due to impairment of its nerve supply.

2. Simultaneous disorders of nerve and muscles.

[neuro- + G. mys, muscle, + pathos, disease]

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