- myotonia
- noun Etymology: New Latin Date: 1886 tonic spasm of one or more muscles; also a condition characterized by such spasms • myotonic adjective
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Myotonia — Classification and external resources ICD 10 G71.1 ICD 9 359.2 … Wikipedia
myotonia — [mī΄ō tō′nē ə] n. [ MYO + TON(IC) + IA] prolonged muscular spasm, often a manifestation of certain diseases of muscles myotonic [mī΄ətän′ik] adj … English World dictionary
myotonia — myotonic /muy euh ton ik/, adj. /muy euh toh nee euh/, n. Pathol. tonic muscle spasm or muscular rigidity. [1895 1900; MYO + TONIA] * * * Disorder causing difficulty relaxing contracted voluntary muscles. All or only a few may be affected.… … Universalium
myotonia — Delayed relaxation of a muscle after a strong contraction, or prolonged contraction after mechanical stimulation (as by percussion) or brief electrical stimulation; due to abnormality of the muscle membrane, specifically the ion channels. [ … Medical dictionary
myotonia — n. a disorder of the muscle fibres that results in abnormally prolonged contractions. The patient has difficulty in relaxing a movement (e.g. his grip) after any vigorous effort. It is a feature of a hereditary condition starting in infancy or… … The new mediacal dictionary
Myotonia congenita — Classification and external resources ICD 10 G71.1 ICD 9 359.2 … Wikipedia
myotonia congenita — myotonia congenita. См. болезнь Томсена. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
myotonia congenita — myotonia con·gen·i·ta kän jen ə tə n an inherited condition that is characterized by delay in the ability to relax muscles after forceful contractions but not by wasting of muscle called also Thomsen s disease * * * tonic spasm and rigidity of… … Medical dictionary
myotonia dystrophica — myotonia dys·tro·phi·ca dis träf i kə, trōf n MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY * * * myotonic dystrophy … Medical dictionary
Myotonia congenita Becker — Klassifikation nach ICD 10 G71.1 Myotone Syndrome Myotonia congenita, rezessiv (Becker) … Deutsch Wikipedia
Myotonia congenita — Unter Myotonie werden verschiedene Muskelerkankungen zusammengefasst, die sich durch eine krankhaft verlängerte, tonische Muskelanspannung auszeichnen. Die elektrische Aktivität des Muskel gemessen im Elektromyogramm (EMG) zeigt ein typisches… … Deutsch Wikipedia
