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myotonia

myotonia noun: a symptom of several muscular disorders characterized by the slow relaxation of the muscles after voluntary contraction or electrical stimulation.

Noun

myotonia (countable and uncountable, plural myotonias)

  1. A symptom of several muscular disorders characterized by the slow relaxation of the muscles after voluntary contraction or electrical stimulation.

myotonia meaning in Tamil

myotonia in Tamil

தசைச் சுருக்கம், தசை தொனி ஏற்றம், தசை வலு மிகைப்பு, தசைமுறுக்கம்

Forms of myotonia

pluralmyotonias

Origin of myotonia

From New Latin myotonia, from myo- + -tonia. By surface analysis, myo- + -tonia.

Words formed from myotonia

Questions about myotonia

What does myotonia mean?
Myotonia means a symptom of several muscular disorders characterized by the slow relaxation of the muscles after voluntary contraction or electrical stimulation.
What is myotonia in Tamil?
Myotonia in Tamil is தசைச் சுருக்கம், தசை தொனி ஏற்றம், தசை வலு மிகைப்பு. See Myotonia meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is myotonia?
Myotonia is a noun.
What is the plural of myotonia?
The plural of myotonia is myotonias.

Words near myotonia in the dictionary

  1. myotome
  2. myotomes
  3. myotomic
  4. myotomies
  5. myotomy
  6. myotonia
  7. myotonia atrophica
  8. myotonia congenita
  9. myotonias
  10. myotonic
  11. myotonic dystrophies

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