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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