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myotonia

DEFINITIONS OF: myotonia

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n abnormally long muscular contractions; slow relaxation of a muscle after a contraction

Types:
acromyotonia
myotonia of the extremities only; causes spastic deformity of the hand or foot
Thomsen's disease, myotonia congenita
a mild, rare, congenital form of myotonia characterized by muscle stiffness
Type of:
tone, tonicity, tonus
the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli
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