A medical condition characterized by muscle weakness or lack of muscular strength.
From Greek 'amys' (muscle), 'osthen-' (weak), and '-ia' (condition), literally meaning 'muscle weakness.' The term combines Greek roots to describe a pathological state of reduced muscular power.
Amyosthenia appears in some older medical texts but is rarely used today because modern medicine uses more specific terms like 'myasthenia' to pinpoint exactly which muscles are affected.
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