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 |
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.