Medical Dictionary
myolysis
noun my·ol·y·sis \mī-ˈäl-ə-səs\
plural my·ol·y·ses \-ˌsēz\
Medical Definition of MYOLYSIS
1
: destruction or disintegration of muscle tissue <myolysis is typical in sea snake and tiger snake envenomations—A. Barelli et al>
2
: a laparoscopic procedure for treating uterine fibroids that involves coagulation (as by electric current) of blood vessels supplying the fibroid with subsequent shrinkage of the fibroid
—myo·lyt·ic \ˌmī-ə-ˈlit-ik\ adjective
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