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U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. animal and human health
  3. diseases and disorders (animals and humans)
  4. musculoskeletal diseases
  5. muscular diseases
  6. myositis
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. animal and human health
  3. diseases and disorders (animals and humans)
  4. musculoskeletal diseases
  5. muscular diseases
  6. myositis

Preferred term

myositis

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information Inflammation of skeletal muscle. Infectious, autoimmune, and paraneoplastic processes represent some of the more common conditions that may be associated with myositis.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

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