noun
- a disease or disorder of muscle tissue
Usage: medical
Examples
- The patient was diagnosed with a rare myopathy that caused muscle weakness.
- Genetic testing revealed the cause of her inherited myopathy.
- The doctor explained that myopathy can affect different muscle groups.
- Physical therapy helps manage symptoms of certain types of myopathy.
- Research into new treatments for myopathy is ongoing.
- The myopathy progressed slowly over several years.