myositis fibrosa

myositis

 [mi″o-si´tis]

inflammation of a voluntary muscle; called also initis.

myositis fibro´sa a type in which there is a formation of connective tissue in the muscle.

multiple myositis polymyositis.

myositis ossi´ficans myositis marked by bony deposits in muscle.

trichinous myositis that which is caused by the presence of Trichinella spiralis.

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my·o·si·tis fi·bro·sa

induration of a muscle through an interstitial growth of fibrous tissue.

Synonym(s): interstitial myositis, myofascitis

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my·o·si·tis fi·bro·sa

(mī'ō-sī'tis fī-brō'să)

Induration of a muscle through an interstitial growth of fibrous tissue.
Synonym(s): myofascitis.

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Froriep,

August von, German anatomist, 1849-1917.

Froriep ganglion - a temporary collection of nerve cells on the dorsal aspect of the hypoglossal nerve in the embryo.

Froriep induration - induration of a muscle through an interstitial growth of fibrous tissue. Synonym(s): myositis fibrosa

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