purgative, illuminative, and unitive ways
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purgative, illuminative, and unitive ways. The analysis of Christian development into these three ‘ways’ or phases derives from
Dionysius the Pseudo-Areopagite, who ascribed a rhythm of purification, illumination, and union (or perfection) both to the hierarchies of angels and to the Church on earth. Medieval W. interpreters of Dionysius turned his scheme into an account of spiritual progress in terms of the three ways, beginning with the eradication of bad habits and the cultivation of the virtues, moving on to the illumination of the mind by meditation and contemplation, and culminating in unitive love. These three ways were adopted by later writers such as St
John of the Cross and so became classic in systematic theories of Christian spirituality.
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Myasthenia gravis.(RESPIRATORY CLINICAL KEEPER #8)
Magazine article from: FOCUS: Journal for Respiratory Care & Sleep Medicine; 3/22/2004; ; 700+ words
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Is the Degree of Sensitivity to Nondepolarizing Muscle Relaxants Related to Requirements for Postoperative Ventilation in Patients with Myasthenia Gravis?
Magazine article from: Anaesthesia and Intensive Care; 6/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...asthenia gravis. Thirty-six patients with myasthenia gravis undergoing trans-sternal thymectomy were...postoperative ventilation in patients with myasthenia gravis. Key Words: MYASTHENIA GRAVIS: prolonged ventilation, postoperative...
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New myasthenia gravis study findings have been published by scientists at University of Tokyo, Medical Department.
Newspaper article from: Biotech Week; 10/1/2008; 700+ words
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Research reports on myasthenia gravis from University Medical Center provide new insights.(Clinical report)
Newspaper article from: Biotech Week; 2/18/2009; 700+ words
; ...research from Hamburg, Germany, " Myasthenia gravis is an autoimmune disease with...who underwent thymectomy for myasthenia gravis, paying special attention to...131 patients with generalized myasthenia gravis who underwent thymectomy between...
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Global Pharmaceuticals Awards Grant to Myasthenia Gravis Alliance.
Newspaper article from: Biotech Week; 12/9/2009; 700+ words
; ...cooperation in awarding a modest grant to Myasthenia Gravis Alliance, also known as Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of Greater New York, Inc...will fund The Alliance Fellowship for Myasthenia Gravis Research, at the University of California...
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New findings from National Taiwan University in the area of myasthenia gravis published.
Magazine article from: Women's Health Weekly; 11/13/2008; 700+ words
; "Both myasthenia gravis and traumatic spinal cord injury...here the case of a man with stable myasthenia gravis with spinal cord injury due to a...Taipei, Taiwan report (see also Myasthenia Gravis). "His muscle strength and sensory...
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Researchers find key factor influencing neuromuscular disease.(myasthenia gravis)(Brief Article)
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; ...for the neuromuscular disease myasthenia gravis. The discovery could lead to...lupus and multiple sclerosis. Myasthenia gravis, which afflicts about 36...Pacific torpedo ray to induce myasthenia gravis in mice genetically modified...
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Researchers find key factor influencing neuromuscular disease.(myasthenia gravis)
Newspaper article from: Immunotherapy Weekly; 5/8/2002; 700+ words
; ...for the neuromuscular disease myasthenia gravis. The discovery could lead to...lupus and multiple sclerosis. Myasthenia gravis, which afflicts about 36...Pacific torpedo ray to induce myasthenia gravis in mice genetically modified...
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Myasthenia Gravis
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders
Myasthenia gravis Definition Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a chronic autoimmune disease characterized by...breathing and neck and limb movements may also be affected. Myasthenia gravis can be classified according to which skeletal muscles are...
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myasthenia gravis
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
myasthenia gravis , chronic disorder of the muscles...and there are visual disorders. Myasthenia gravis is transmitted passively to fetuses...mothers, a syndrome call neonatal myasthenia. Congenital myasthenia is a rare...
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Myasthenia, Congenital
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders
...the disease separates the congenital form of myasthenia from myasthenia gravis and Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome , both...Congenital myasthenia is often misdiagnosed as myasthenia gravis or other neuromuscular diseases. Accurate diagnosis...
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Congenital Myasthenia
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders
...use), congenital myasthenia differs from myasthenia gravis , which usually presents in adulthood and...specific antibodies can help distinguish between myasthenia gravis and congenital myasthenia. Very specific microelectrode testing of...
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myasthenia
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
...x2022; n. a condition causing abnormal weakness of certain muscles. ∎ (in full myasthenia gravis / ˈgravis / ) a rare chronic autoimmune disease marked by muscular weakness without atrophy, and caused by a defect...
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