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- German · derived fromDystonie
- New Latin · borrowed fromdystonia
- English todaydystonia
Borrowed from New Latin dystonia, from German Dystonie. By surface analysis, dys- + -tonia.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
dystonia
Today it means: A disabling neurological disorder in which prolonged and repetitive contractions of muscles cause jerking, twisting movements and abnormal postures of the body. Full definition →
New Latin dystonia ← German Dystonie