Examples of myasthenia in a Sentence
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Keung wasn’t certain that the patient had myasthenia.
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New York Times, 4 Mar. 2021
His death at the age of 74 came after a long battle with the physically debilitating illness myasthenia gravis and after a public-service career that spanned four decades.
—Sheldon S. Shafer, The Courier-Journal, 7 July 2017
Smith had battled the nerve disease myasthenia gravis for many years.
—Joseph Longo, chicagotribune.com, 6 June 2017
Mr. Smith, who had given up performing to manage his wife’s career, had been diagnosed with myasthenia gravis, an autoimmune neuromuscular disease that causes extreme weakness.
—Adam Bernstein, Washington Post, 5 June 2017
Trollious Harris, who has spent most of her life a few blocks from the Taylors, suffers from myasthenia gravis, another autoimmune condition, which has caused her muscles to weaken.
—Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 19 May 2017
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New York Times, 4 Mar. 2021
His death at the age of 74 came after a long battle with the physically debilitating illness myasthenia gravis and after a public-service career that spanned four decades.
—Sheldon S. Shafer, The Courier-Journal, 7 July 2017
Smith had battled the nerve disease myasthenia gravis for many years.
—Joseph Longo, chicagotribune.com, 6 June 2017
Mr. Smith, who had given up performing to manage his wife’s career, had been diagnosed with myasthenia gravis, an autoimmune neuromuscular disease that causes extreme weakness.
—Adam Bernstein, Washington Post, 5 June 2017
Trollious Harris, who has spent most of her life a few blocks from the Taylors, suffers from myasthenia gravis, another autoimmune condition, which has caused her muscles to weaken.
—Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 19 May 2017
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“Myasthenia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/myasthenia. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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