Myotonia

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Tonic spasm or temporary rigidity of one or more muscles, often characteristic of various muscular disorders.
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  • n. A symptom of several muscular disorders characterized by the slow relaxation of the muscles after voluntary contraction or electrical stimulation
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A state of continuous muscular contraction.
  • n. Same as myotony.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. abnormally long muscular contractions; slow relaxation of a muscle after a contraction
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    tonicity    tone    tonus   
    Cross Reference
    myotonia congenita   
     
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