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myokymia

[ mahy-uh-kim-ee-uh ]

noun

Pathology.
  1. twitching of individual segments of a muscle.


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of myokymia1

myo- + -kymia, equivalent to Greek °ìÅ·³¾ ( a ) something swollen + -ia
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The most common type of eye twitch is a series of muscle contractions called eyelid myokymia, which produces involuntary and intermittent contractions of the eyelid, typically the lower one.

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Eyelid myokymia usually goes away on its own without medical intervention, the experts said.

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The study defined eye twitches, or chronic myokymia, as “fine, continuous, undulating contractions†across the muscle.

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