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Meaning of MYOTONIA
Pronunciation:
`mIu'towneeu
WordNet Dictionary
Definition:
[n]
abnormally
long
muscular
contractions
;
slow
relaxation
of
a
muscle
after
a
contraction
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See Also:
acromyotonia
,
myotonia congenita
,
Thomsen's disease
,
tone
,
tonicity
,
tonus
Biology Dictionary
Definition:
Myotonia is a disorder of muscles characterized by abnormally prolonged contraction (in other words, a delayed relaxation of the muscle after a forceful contraction). This is a clinical sign associated with
muscular dystrophy
.
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