MYOTONIA

myotonia

(noun) abnormally long muscular contractions; slow relaxation of a muscle after a contraction

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

myotonia (countable and uncountable, plural myotonias)

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

Source: Wiktionary



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