inclusion body
noun
: an inclusion, abnormal structure, or foreign cell within a cell (such as the eosinophilic body formed by a cytomegalovirus or the abnormal filament characteristic of some myopathies)
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There are some concessions to his inclusion body myositis (IBM).
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Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 1 Apr. 2024
Meanwhile, Frampton — who continues to work in defiance of the degenerative inclusion body myositis (IBM) disorder he’s been battling during the past six or so years — is continuing with his other work.
—Gary Graff, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
Four years after announcing he'd been diagnosed with inclusion body myositis, a degenerative muscle disorder, Frampton appeared at the awards show in Austin, Texas on Sunday to announce a tribute performance to Lynyrd Skynyrd following Rossington's death.
—Jack Irvin, Peoplemag, 2 Apr. 2023
One type, inclusion body myositis, can also cause weakness in hands and feet.
—Laura Landro, WSJ, 13 Nov. 2022
Krukow has dealt for years with a degenerative muscle disease, inclusion body myositis, that has left him barely able to walk and losing some dexterity in his hands.
—Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Apr. 2022
Franco Patino first got into biomedical engineering to help his mother, who suffers from inclusion body myositis, a rare condition that weakens damages and muscles.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 7 Nov. 2021
He was diagnosed in 2017 with inclusion body myositis, a slow-moving degenerative condition that’s causing his muscles to atrophy.
—Gary Graff, cleveland, 18 Oct. 2020
Four years earlier, Frampton had been diagnosed with inclusion body myositis, a degenerative muscle disorder that would gradually rob him of his ability to play guitar.
—Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE.com, 26 Nov. 2019
Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 1 Apr. 2024
Meanwhile, Frampton — who continues to work in defiance of the degenerative inclusion body myositis (IBM) disorder he’s been battling during the past six or so years — is continuing with his other work.
—Gary Graff, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
Four years after announcing he'd been diagnosed with inclusion body myositis, a degenerative muscle disorder, Frampton appeared at the awards show in Austin, Texas on Sunday to announce a tribute performance to Lynyrd Skynyrd following Rossington's death.
—Jack Irvin, Peoplemag, 2 Apr. 2023
One type, inclusion body myositis, can also cause weakness in hands and feet.
—Laura Landro, WSJ, 13 Nov. 2022
Krukow has dealt for years with a degenerative muscle disease, inclusion body myositis, that has left him barely able to walk and losing some dexterity in his hands.
—Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Apr. 2022
Franco Patino first got into biomedical engineering to help his mother, who suffers from inclusion body myositis, a rare condition that weakens damages and muscles.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 7 Nov. 2021
He was diagnosed in 2017 with inclusion body myositis, a slow-moving degenerative condition that’s causing his muscles to atrophy.
—Gary Graff, cleveland, 18 Oct. 2020
Four years earlier, Frampton had been diagnosed with inclusion body myositis, a degenerative muscle disorder that would gradually rob him of his ability to play guitar.
—Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE.com, 26 Nov. 2019
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