Myoglobin
The pigment in muscle that carries oxygen.
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- Myokymia
Continuous involuntary muscle twitchings that give the appearance of wormlike rippling of muscle. The muscle contractions are involuntary (spontaneous) and brief. Myokymia can occur in many situations, including cancer (lung, thymoma, Hodgkin’s lymphoma, hypernephroma), drugs (gold, penicillamine, mercury), and after nerve damage from radiation. The term myokymia was coined by F. Schultze in 1895 to […]
- Myoma
A tumor of muscle. Myoma can refer specifically to a benign tumor of uterine muscle, also called a leiomyoma or a fibroid.
- Myomectomy
Surgery to remove a fibroid from the uterus.
- Myometrium
The muscular outer layer of the uterus.
- Myopathy
Any and all diseases of muscle.