carcinomatous myopathy

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carcinomatous myopathy - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  carcinomatous myopathy
      n 1: a disease seen in patients with lung cancer and
           characterized by weakness and fatigue of hip and thigh
           muscles and an aching back; caused by antibodies directed
           against the neuromuscular junctions [syn: Lambert-Eaton syndrome
           , Eaton-Lambert syndrome, myasthenic syndrome,
           carcinomatous myopathy]