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myotonia
my·o·to·ni·a
[
m ə tṓnee ə
]
noun
Definition:
muscle condition:
a muscle condition that results in the muscles maintaining contractions for much longer than normal and having difficulty in relaxing
[
Late 19th century. < modern Latin<
myo-
(see
myo-
) + Greek
tonos
"tone"
]
my·o·ton·ic
[
m ə tónnik
]
adjective
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