disease of the neuromuscular junction
- noun
- Specialized
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enfermedad de la unión neuromuscular
- Myasthenia gravis is a well-known disease of the neuromuscular junction that leads to muscle weakness.
Examples
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A disease of the neuromuscular junction can disrupt the communication between nerves and muscles, causing a variety of symptoms.
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Researchers are developing new treatments for disease of the neuromuscular junction to improve patients' quality of life.
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The disease of the neuromuscular junction can cause muscle weakness.
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Many patients suffer from a disease of the neuromuscular junction.
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Myasthenia gravis is a well-known disease of the neuromuscular junction that leads to muscle weakness.
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A disease of the neuromuscular junction can disrupt the communication between nerves and muscles, causing a variety of symptoms.
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Researchers are developing new treatments for disease of the neuromuscular junction to improve patients' quality of life.
Surface Forms
Morphology
disease + of + the + neuromuscular + junction
The phrase is compositionally built: a 'disease' affecting the 'neuromuscular junction' — i.e., the junction where nerves and muscles meet. If a B1 learner knows 'disease', 'neuromuscular' (pertaining to nerves and muscles) and 'junction' (a meeting point), the overall meaning is directly derivable and follows a common noun + of + noun pattern.
Etymology
Disease of the neuromuscular junction comes from the idea of a tiny meeting place in the body where a nerve meets a muscle, the junction. If that meeting place is not working, 'messages' cannot pass and the muscle becomes weak. That's why the term means a sickness that stops the 'communication' between nerves and muscles.
