myotonia

English

Etymology

From New Latin myotonia, from myo- + -tonia.[1] By surface analysis, myo- +‎ -tonia.

Pronunciation

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.

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ “myotonia, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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