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polymyositis

Polymyositic vs Polymyositis - What's the difference?

polymyositic | polymyositis |


As an adjective polymyositic

is relating to, or afflicted with, polymyositis.

As a noun polymyositis is

(medicine) an inflammatory disease affecting multiple muscles.

Polymyositis vs Dermatomyositis - What's the difference?

polymyositis | dermatomyositis |


As nouns the difference between polymyositis and dermatomyositis

is that polymyositis is (medicine) an inflammatory disease affecting multiple muscles while dermatomyositis is a disease of connective tissue, related to polymyositis, characterized by inflammation of the muscles and skin.