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Myopathy is a disease of muscle in which the muscle fibers do not function properly. This results in muscular weakness. Myopathy simply 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).
Meaning: A disease affecting the kidneys. Classified under: Nouns denoting stable states of affairs. Synonyms: kidney disease; nephropathy; renal disorder; nephrosis. Hypernyms (nephrosis is a kind of...): uropathy (any pathology of the urinary tract) Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of nephrosis):