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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).
exists and is an alternate of . Ptosis is a medical term meaning abnormal lowering or drooping of the eyelid. It does not really refer to the kidney! However, if one did apply this term to the kidney, it would literally mean abnormal lowering or drooping of the kidney! :)