myotonia

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noun

A symptom of several muscular disorders characterized by the slow relaxation of the muscles after voluntary contraction or electrical stimulation.

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Meanings

nounmyotonia (countable and uncountable, plural myotonias)

plural myotonias

  1. countableuncountableA symptom of several muscular disorders characterized by the slow relaxation of the muscles after voluntary contraction or electrical stimulation.

Origin

  1. New Latinmyotonia
  2. Englishmyotonia

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

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APA

myotonia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/myotonia

MLA

“myotonia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/myotonia. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “myotonia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/myotonia.

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