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Kohnstamm's phenomenon

Kohnstamm's phenomenon proper noun: the sustained involuntary contraction of a muscle after a prolonged voluntary contraction.

Proper noun

Kohnstamm's phenomenon

  1. The sustained involuntary contraction of a muscle after a prolonged voluntary contraction.

Origin of Kohnstamm's phenomenon

First described by German neurologist Oskar Kohnstamm in 1915.

Questions about Kohnstamm's phenomenon

What does Kohnstamm's phenomenon mean?
Kohnstamm's phenomenon means the sustained involuntary contraction of a muscle after a prolonged voluntary contraction.
What part of speech is Kohnstamm's phenomenon?
Kohnstamm's phenomenon is a proper noun.

Words near Kohnstamm's phenomenon in the dictionary

  1. Kohnens
  2. Kohnes
  3. Kohnke
  4. Kohnkes
  5. Kohns
  6. Kohnstamm's phenomenon
  7. koholiine
  8. koholiines
  9. Kohonen
  10. Kohonen map
  11. Kohonen maps

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