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myotonia

my·o·to·ni·a
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mahy-uh-toh-nee-uh]
    • /ˌmaɪ əˈtoʊ ni ə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mahy-uh-toh-nee-uh]
    • /ˌmaɪ əˈtoʊ ni ə/

Definitions of myotonia word

  • noun myotonia tonic muscle spasm or muscular rigidity. 1
  • noun myotonia Inability to relax voluntary muscle after vigorous effort. 1
  • noun myotonia lack of muscle tone, frequently including muscle spasm or rigidity 0
  • noun myotonia prolonged muscular spasm, often a manifestation of certain diseases of muscles 0

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Origin of myotonia

First appearance:

before 1895
One of the 18% newest English words
First recorded in 1895-1900; myo- + -tonia

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Parts of speech for Myotonia

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

myotonia popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Top questions with myotonia

  • what is myotonia?
  • what is myotonia congenita?

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