English Explanatory Dictionary

myotonia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A symptom of several muscular disorders characterized by the slow relaxation of the muscles after voluntary contraction or electrical stimulation.

Word forms

myotonia myotonias

Etymology

From New Latin myotonia, from myo- + -tonia. By surface analysis, myo- + -tonia.

Derived words

acromyotonia amyotonia myotonia acquisita myotonia atrophica myotonia congenita myotonia dystrophica myotonic neuromyotonia paramyotonia pseudomyotonia
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