inclusion body
noun
: an inclusion, abnormal structure, or foreign cell within a cell (such as the eosinophilic body formed by a cytomegalovirus or the abnormal filament characteristic of some myopathies)
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In 2019, Frampton disclosed that he’d been diagnosed with inclusion body myositis, a degenerative muscle disease.
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Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 11 Feb. 2025
She was eventually diagnosed with hereditary inclusion body myopathy, known as HIBM for short.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 3 Dec. 2024
Frampton has suffered from the muscle-weakening inclusion body myositis since 2015.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 20 Oct. 2024
There are some concessions to his inclusion body myositis (IBM).
—Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 1 Apr. 2024
Four years after announcing he'd been diagnosed with inclusion body myositis, a degenerative muscle disorder, Frampton appeared at the awards show in Austin, Texas on Sunday to announce a tribute performance to Lynyrd Skynyrd following Rossington's death.
—Jack Irvin, Peoplemag, 2 Apr. 2023
One type, inclusion body myositis, can also cause weakness in hands and feet.
—Laura Landro, WSJ, 13 Nov. 2022
Krukow has dealt for years with a degenerative muscle disease, inclusion body myositis, that has left him barely able to walk and losing some dexterity in his hands.
—Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Apr. 2022
Meanwhile, Frampton — who continues to work in defiance of the degenerative inclusion body myositis (IBM) disorder he’s been battling during the past six or so years — is continuing with his other work.
—Gary Graff, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
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Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 11 Feb. 2025
She was eventually diagnosed with hereditary inclusion body myopathy, known as HIBM for short.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 3 Dec. 2024
Frampton has suffered from the muscle-weakening inclusion body myositis since 2015.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 20 Oct. 2024
There are some concessions to his inclusion body myositis (IBM).
—Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 1 Apr. 2024
Four years after announcing he'd been diagnosed with inclusion body myositis, a degenerative muscle disorder, Frampton appeared at the awards show in Austin, Texas on Sunday to announce a tribute performance to Lynyrd Skynyrd following Rossington's death.
—Jack Irvin, Peoplemag, 2 Apr. 2023
One type, inclusion body myositis, can also cause weakness in hands and feet.
—Laura Landro, WSJ, 13 Nov. 2022
Krukow has dealt for years with a degenerative muscle disease, inclusion body myositis, that has left him barely able to walk and losing some dexterity in his hands.
—Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Apr. 2022
Meanwhile, Frampton — who continues to work in defiance of the degenerative inclusion body myositis (IBM) disorder he’s been battling during the past six or so years — is continuing with his other work.
—Gary Graff, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
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“Inclusion body.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inclusion%20body. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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