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Meaning of "dystonia" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DYSTONIA

From dys- + -tonia from Greek tonos tension, from teinen to stretch.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF DYSTONIA

dystonia  [dɪsˈtəʊnɪə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DYSTONIA

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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Dystonia is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DYSTONIA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

dystonia

Dystonia

Dystonia is a neurological movement disorder, in which sustained muscle contractions cause twisting and repetitive movements or abnormal postures. The disorder may be hereditary or caused by other factors such as birth-related or other physical trauma, infection, poisoning or reaction to pharmaceutical drugs, particularly neuroleptics. Treatment is difficult and has been limited to minimizing the symptoms of the disorder.

Definition of dystonia in the English dictionary

The definition of dystonia in the dictionary is a neurological disorder, caused by disease of the basal ganglia, in which the muscles of the trunk, shoulders, and neck go into spasm, so that the head and limbs are held in unnatural positions.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DYSTONIA


amyotonia
ˌeɪmaɪəˈtəʊnɪə
atonia
əˈtəʊnɪə
boltonia
bəʊlˈtəʊnɪə
catatonia
ˌkætəˈtəʊnɪə
cerebrotonia
ˌsɛrɪbrəʊˈtəʊnɪə
claytonia
kleɪˈtəʊnɪə
clintonia
klɪnˈtəʊnɪə
Estonia
ɛˈstəʊnɪə
galtonia
ɡɔːlˈtəʊnɪə
hypertonia
ˌhaɪpəˈtəʊnɪə
hypotonia
ˌhaɪpəˈtəʊnɪə
miltonia
mɪlˈtəʊnɪə
myotonia
ˌmaɪəˈtəʊnɪə
rhizoctonia
ˌraɪzɒkˈtəʊnɪə
somatotonia
ˌsəʊmətəʊˈtəʊnɪə
tritonia
traɪˈtəʊnɪə
vagotonia
ˌveɪɡəˈtəʊnɪə
viscerotonia
ˌvɪsərəʊˈtəʊnɪə
Washingtonia
ˌwɒʃɪŋˈtəʊnɪə
wellingtonia
ˌwɛlɪŋˈtəʊnɪə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DYSTONIA

dystaxic
dystectic
dysteleological
dysteleologist
dysteleology
dysthesia
dysthetic
dysthymia
dysthymiac
dysthymic
dysthymic disorder
dystocia
dystocial
dystonic
dystopia
dystopian
dystrophia
dystrophic
dystrophin
dystrophy

WORDS THAT END LIKE DYSTONIA

Amazonia
ammonia
anhedonia
begonia
Caledonia
Catalonia
Cephalonia
Franconia
Ionia
Konia
Laconia
Livonia
Macedonia
mahonia
New Caledonia
Patagonia
pneumonia
sinfonia
Snowdonia
zirconia

Synonyms and antonyms of dystonia in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «dystonia» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DYSTONIA

Find out the translation of dystonia to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of dystonia from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dystonia» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

肌张力障碍
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

distonía
570 millions of speakers

English

dystonia
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

dystonia
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

خلل التوتر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

дистония
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

distonia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

dystonia
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

dystonie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dystonia
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Dystonie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ジストニア
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

근긴장
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dystonia
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

loạn trương lực cơ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

டிஸ்டோனியா: ´gtc
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

डाइस्टोनिया
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

distoni
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

distonia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dystonia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дистонія
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

distonie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δυστονία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

distonie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dystoni
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dystoni
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dystonia

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DYSTONIA»

The term «dystonia» is regularly used and occupies the 81.127 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DYSTONIA» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dystonia

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DYSTONIA»

Discover the use of dystonia in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dystonia and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Dystonia
This volume is the third in a series developed under the auspices of the World Federation of Neurology to meet the needs of neurologists who must practice medicine without many of the advantages that are often taken for granted in the ...
‎2005
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Surviving Dystonia
The book goes on to describe his adult years. In the book the different forms of the disease are discussed along with their treatment.
Carmine Petrangelo, 2002
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The Dystonia Patient: A Guide to Practical Management
Written by the dystonia team at the University of Florida Movement Disorders Center, this book is designed as a practical and complete guide to the integrated management of the dystonia patient.
Michael S. Okun, 2009
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Living Well with Dystonia: A Patient Guide
Living Well with Dystonia: A Patient Guide provides comprehensive information on a wide array of dystonias.
Karen Frei MD, Mayank Pathak MD, Daniel Truong MD, 2010
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Clinical Diagnosis and Management of Dystonia
Howard L Geyer and Susan B Bressman INTRODUCTION Dystonia is a movement disorder characterized by patterned, directional, and sustained muscle contractions that produce abnormal, often twisting, postures or repetitive movements.
Thomas T. Warner, Susan B. Bressman, 2007
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Dystonia 4
Annotation : 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)"--[source inconnue].
Stanley Fahn, Mark Hallett, Mahlon R. DeLong, 2004
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Parkinson's Disease
PAIN ASSOCIATED WITH DYSTONIA Dystonia describes a sustained, forceful twisting movement that leads to abnormal postures and deformities. Dystonia in PD may affect any limb, the trunk, neck, face, tongue, jaw, pharynx, and vocal cords ...
Ronald F. Pfeiffer, Zbigniew K. Wszolek, Manuchair Ebadi, 2004
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Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders
dystonia and still others have the combination of dystonia and ET (7). Munchau et al. (8) studied 11 patients with classic El" and compared them to 19 patients with cervical dystonia and arm tremor. They found that the latency of second agonist ...
Joseph Jankovic, Eduardo Tolosa, 2007
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NORD Guide to Rare Disorders
DEFINITION: Dystonia is a neurologic movement disorder characterized by involuntary muscle contractions that force the body into abnormal, sometimes painful, movements or postures. It can affect any part of the body, including the arms and ...
National Organization for Rare Disorders, 2003
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Handbook of Dystonia
The book offers detailed coverage of every available treatment option for dystonia and includes four categorized sections on medical management, botulinum toxin injections, phenol and neurolytic therapy, and surgical intervention.
Mark A. Stacy, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DYSTONIA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dystonia is used in the context of the following news items.
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Fundraiser to help FA grad live a more independent life
However, unlike many of her counterparts, “Maddy” has Dystonia, a neurological movement disorder in which sustained muscle contractions ... «Morning Star, Jul 15»
2
Concert Review: Leon Fleisher, Katherine Jacobson terrific at …
Eventually, he was diagnosed with focal dystonia, "a neurological condition that causes the fingers to curl into the palm of the hand," according ... «MassLive.com, Jul 15»
3
Kathy's People: When doors get in the way -- making way for Sarah
The stroke left Sarah with cerebral palsy and dystonia — a movement disorder. "She has a lot of extra involuntary movement," said Dena, ... «CapitalGazette.com, Jul 15»
4
Flex Pharma Receives "Overweight" Rating from Piper Jaffray (FLKS)
The Company's pre-clinical drug product candidates are offered for Nocturnal leg cramps, and MS spasticity, cervical dystonia and/or SCI ... «sleekmoney, Jul 15»
5
Loss-of-function variants in HIVEP2 are a cause of intellectual …
Hypotonia and dystonia were diagnosed between 2 and 3 years of age. She uttered her first syllables at the age of ~6 years and spoke her first ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
6
Research and Markets: Global Dystonia Pipeline Insights Report 2015
Dystonia Pipeline Insights provides the in-depth analysis of the pipeline assets across the Dystonia. The main objective of this report to track ... «Benzinga, Jul 15»
7
FDA warns consumers to check any generic Valium bought online; it …
The patients who mistakenly took haloperidol suffered acute contractions of the muscles in the face, neck and tongue (dystonia), some lasting ... «FiercePharma Manufacturing, Jul 15»
8
Meet America's Top Dogs! Eight Courageous Canines Named …
... due to a work accident in 2008, her handler developed a neurological condition known as Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy type II with Dystonia ... «PR Newswire, Jul 15»
9
Huge fundraising drive for little boy called off
Specialists at Alder Hey Children's Hospital in Liverpool told them that due to dystonia - the spinal operation, which would be done in a ... «News North Wales, Jul 15»
10
Liz Nugent, who became a top author despite her battle with …
Like 70,000 people in the UK, Liz suffers from dystonia, a rarely talked-about condition that causes uncontrollable spasms in the neck, limbs or ... «Express.co.uk, Jul 15»

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