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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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