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myotonia
[ mahy-uh-toh-nee-uh ]
noun
Pathology.
- tonic muscle spasm or muscular rigidity.
myotonia
/ ˌmaɪəˈtɒnɪk; ˌmaɪəˈtəʊnɪə /
noun
- lack of muscle tone, frequently including muscle spasm or rigidity Also calledamyotonia
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Derived Forms
- myotonic, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms
- ··ٴDz· [mahy-, uh, -, ton, -ik], adjective
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These mice exhibited severe myotonia, muscle weakness, impaired mobility, respiratory defects, and a marked reduction in lifespan.
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Myotonic goats, a common domestic goat in the U.S., have a genetic condition called myotonia congenital that causes their muscles to stiffen when they’re frightened.
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Examples include uses of the drug mexiletine to treat the rare muscle disease non-dystrophic myotonia, and experimental treatments for the Ebola virus.
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He had been labeled with a number of interesting diagnoses, such as chorea, epilepsy, myotonia, hysteria, and neurasthenia.
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