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A tumor consisting of muscle tissue that grows in the wall of the uterus. A benign tumour in a smooth muscle. Benign muscle tumor, especially one of the uterine muscle. A benign tumor of muscle. It may originate in smooth muscle or in striated muscle. The term applied to a tumour, almost invariably of a…

The excretion of myoglobin in the urine caused by certain instances of crush syndrome or an advanced or protracted ischemia of muscles. The presence of myoglobin in the urine. The presence in the urine of the pigment myoglobin. The occurrence of myoglobin in the urine. This is the oxygen-binding pigment in muscle and mild myoglobinuria…

A seizure that is characterized by shock-like contractions involving a muscle or group of muscles. Myoclonic seizures, formerly called minor motor seizures, are characterized by brief, involuntary muscle contractions and may affect one or many muscles bilaterally, although not necessarily symmetrically. A hand may suddenly fling out, a shoulder may shrug, a foot may kick,…

Sudden, involuntary muscle spasms that accompany the onset of sleep.  

Inflammation of the main muscle of the heart, often from infection. Inflammation of the myocardium (heart muscle); it may be caused by viral, bacterial, or fungal infection, or by rheumatic fever, or occur as a complication of another disease. Treatment depends on the cause. Inflammation of the myocardium (the heart muscle). Myocarditis is uncommon and…

A bruise of the muscular tissue of the heart. Cardiac injury resulting from blunt or penetrating trauma to the chest. It is an occasional cause of cardiac arrhythmia and rarely a cause of rupture of the heart.  

Inflammation or infection of the nerves of the spinal cord. An inflammation of bone marrow. Myelitis is the label describing a category of diseases marked by inflammation of the spinal cord. Adams and Victor (1993) summarized the adjectives commonly used to describe the course of myelitis. Acute refers to the development of symptoms within a…

The process of a nerve developing a myelin sheath, which serves to speed nerve impulses. Development of a myelin sheath around a nerve fiber.  

A rare form of bacteria, related to the bacteria that causes tuberculosis, that is common in AIDS, but uncommon in those with healthy immune systems.  

A progressive, fatal disease of the muscles characterized by slow paralysis of various muscle groups. Autoimmune disease characterized by chronic, progressive muscle fatigue and weakness, especially in the face and throat. A rare autoimmune disorder affecting the conjunction of nerves and muscles, in which voluntary muscles cannot contract normally, leaving the person very weak. Eye…