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Example(s) -iasis: condition, formation, or presence of Latin -iasis, pathological condition or process; from Greek ἴασις (íasis), cure, repair, mend mydriasis: iatr(o)-of or pertaining to medicine or a physician (uncommon as a prefix but common as a suffix; see -iatry) Greek ἰατρός (iatrós), healer, physician iatrochemistry ...
Myo or MYO may refer to: Myo (Star Wars) is a character from Star Wars: Episode IV; Myo-, a prefix used in biology to denote muscle, originating from the Greek derived μῦς, mys; Myo shrine is a concept of shrine in Korean Confucian culture; Maha Ne Myo (died 1825), Burmese general
Myopathy means muscle disease (Greek : myo- muscle + patheia -pathy : suffering). This meaning implies that the primary defect is within the muscle, as opposed to the nerves ("neuropathies" or "neurogenic" disorders) or elsewhere (e.g., the brain).
9.3 Myo. 9.3.1 Myoa–Myon. 9.3.2 Myop. 9.3.3 Myor–Myot. 9.4 Myx. Toggle the table of contents. List of diseases (M) ... Mental retardation s. Mental retardation ...
myo- : related to muscle tissue, from the Greek μυς, mús, from μύσκυλος múskulos, "little mouse", so called because the Greeks believed that muscles looked like little mice. nephro- : related to the kidney from the Greek νεφρόν, nephrón, accusative declension of νεφρός, kidney
myo-Inositol was first isolated from muscle extracts by Johanes Joseph Scherer (1814–1869) in 1850. [3] It was formerly called meso-inositol to distinguish it from the chiro- isomers. However, since all other isomers are meso (non-chiral) compounds, the name myo-inositol is now preferred (myo- being a medical prefix for "muscle").
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