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myo-

(word root) muscle
Examples of words with the root myo-: myocardiogram
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myo-

or my-
pref.
Muscle: myograph.
[New Latin, from Greek mūs, muscle; see mūs- in Indo-European roots.]
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myo-

or before a vowel

my-

combining form
(Anatomy) muscle: myocardium.
[from Greek mus muscle]
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myo-

a combining form meaning “muscle”: myoelectric. Also, esp. before a vowel,my-.
[comb. form representing Greek mŷs mouse, muscle]
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Both myo- and d-chiro-inositol showed insulin mimetic effects in animal models of insulin resistance [2, 3].
It showed for the first time a direct beneficial effect of the supplementation with the association of myo- and d-chiro-inositol on glycemic parameters of subjects with T2DM.
The effectiveness of myo-inositol and D-chiro inositol treatment in type 2 diabetes

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