‖ myositis Path.
(maɪəˈsaɪtɪs)
[irreg. f. Gr. µυός, genit. of µῦς muscle + -itis.]
Inflammation of a muscle; myitis.
| 1819 Pantologia. 1834 Barlow in Cycl. Pract. Med. III. 598/1 Sagar..describes two diseases, a chronic one ranged in the class Dolores, order Vagi; and an acute under the specific name of myositis. |
Hence myoˈsitic a. (Syd. Soc. Lex. 1891).