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Noun: inclusion body myositis
  1. Myositis characterized by weakness of limb muscles (especially the thighs and wrists and fingers); sometimes involves swallowing muscles; onset after 50 and slowly progressive; seen more often in men than in women

Type of: myositis

Encyclopedia: Inclusion body myositis