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Meaning of "myotonia" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MYOTONIA

myotonia  [ˌmaɪəˈtəʊnɪə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MYOTONIA

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Myotonia is a noun.
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WHAT DOES MYOTONIA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Myotonia

Myotonia is a symptom of a small handful of certain neuromuscular disorders characterized by delayed relaxation of the skeletal muscles after voluntary contraction or electrical stimulation. Myotonia is present in Myotonia congenita, Paramyotonia Congenita and myotonic dystrophy. Generally, repeated contraction of the muscle can alleviate the myotonia and relax the muscles thus improving the condition, however this is not the case in Paramyotonia congenita. This phenomenon is known as "Warm-Up" and is not to be confused with warming up before exercise, though they may appear similar. Individuals with the disorder may have trouble releasing their grip on objects or may have difficulty rising from a sitting position and a stiff, awkward gait. Myotonia can affect all muscle groups; however, the pattern of affected muscles can vary depending on the specific disorder involved. People suffering from disorders involving myotonia can have a life-threatening reaction to certain anaesthetics; one of these conditions occurs when the patient is under anaesthetic and is termed "Malignant hyperthermia".

Definition of myotonia in the English dictionary

The definition of myotonia in the dictionary is lack of muscle tone, frequently including muscle spasm or rigidity Also called: amyotonia.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MYOTONIA


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

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MYOTONIA

myopathic
myopathies
myopathy
myope
myophilous
myophily
myopia
myopic
myopically
myoscope
myoses
myosin
myosis
myositis
myosote
myosotis
myotic
myotome
myotonic
myotube

WORDS THAT END LIKE MYOTONIA

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 myotonia in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «myotonia» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MYOTONIA

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

Translator English - Chinese

肌强直
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

miotonía
570 millions of speakers

English

myotonia
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

myotonia
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تأتر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

миотония
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

myotonia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

myotonia
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

myotonie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Myotonia
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Myotonie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

筋緊張症
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

myotonia
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Myotonia
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

myotonia
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

myotonia
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मायोटोनिया
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

miyotoni
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

miotonia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

miotonię
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

миотония
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

myotonia
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μυοτονίας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

myotonia
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

myotoni
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

myotoni
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MYOTONIA»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MYOTONIA» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MYOTONIA»

Discover the use of myotonia in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to myotonia and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Stoelting's Anesthesia and Co-existing Disease
DYSTROPHY. Myotonic dystrophy designates a group of hereditary degenerative diseases of skeletal muscle characterized by persistent contracture (myotonia) after voluntary contraction of a muscle or following electrical stimulation ...
Roberta L. Hines, Katherine E. Marschall, 2008
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Neurology in Clinical Practice: The neurological disorders
The myotonia displays a warm up phenomenon, where the myotonia decreases or vanishes completely when the same movement is repeated several times. This is in contrast to the myotonia seen in patients with PMC. The onset of Thomsen ...
Walter George Bradley, 2004
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Companion to Clinical Neurology
Variant Myotonic Syndromes Acetazolamide-responsive myotonia A dominantly inherited disorder of the sodium channel mapped to 7q35 and characterized by muscle hypertrophy without weakness, ''paradoxical'' myotonia made worse by ...
FRCP William Pryse-Phillips MD, FRCP(C) Faculty of Medicine Health Sciences Centre Memorial University of Newfoundland St. John's Newfoundland, 2009
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Veterinary Neuroanatomy and Clinical Neurology
Inherited Congenital Myotonia The inherited forms of myotonia are often referred to as congenital myotonia, but the myotonic signs are not necessarily present at birth. They usually are first observed at a few weeks of age. From a historical ...
Alexander DeLahunta, Eric Glass, 2009
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Obstetric Anesthesia and Uncommon Disorders
Myotonia is a persistent contraction of a muscle observed after cessation of voluntary contraction.127 These disorders are amenable to treatment, and with effective preventative measures progressive weakness can be avoided. Diagnosis is ...
David R. Gambling, M. Joanne Douglas, Robert S. F. McKay, 2008
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Merritt's Neurology
Myotonia congenita was first described by a Danish physician in 1876. He described the autosomal dominant form in his family (Thomsen disease). An autosomal recessive form (Becker-type generalized myotonia) was described much later in ...
Lewis P. Rowland, Timothy A. Pedley, 2010
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Disorders of Voluntary Muscle
(c) Myotonic activity in hereditary goat myotonia (Adrian and Bryant, 1974). In normal muscle fibres, an intracellar microelectrode will record one or two rapidly accommodating action potentials in response to a depolarizing current pulse.
George Karpati, David Hilton-Jones, Robert C. Griggs, 2001
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Pediatric Neurology: A Case-based Review
complain of myotonia and pain in the hands and legs. Calf hypertrophy may occasionally be seen. Later in life, affected individuals demonstrate weakness of the proximal thighs, hips, and neck flexors in addition to muscle pain, cataracts, and ...
Tena Rosser, 2007
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Color Atlas of Neurology
(Ptacek et al,, 1993) 1 Unlike in myotonic dystrophy, there is no cytosine-thymine- guanine (CTC) repeat, 2 In this case, myotonia generally subsides after repeated voluntary muscle contraction ("warm-up"), whereas it increases in paradoxical ...
Reinhard Rohkamm, 2011
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Walsh and Hoyt's Clinical Neuro-ophthalmology: The Essentials
ION CHANNEL DISORDERS (MYOTONIA) Myotonia is a phenomenon in which muscle fibers have a pathologically persistent activity after a strong contraction or are continuously active when they should be relaxed. Myotonia is identified ...
Nancy J. Newman, Neil R. Miller, Valérie Biousse, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MYOTONIA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term myotonia is used in the context of the following news items.
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This Tiny Wind-Powered House for Two Is All You Need to Live
... which would allow more time for vasocongestion (blood flow to genitals) and myotonia (muscular tension)," he told Mic, causing couples to ... «Mic, Jul 15»
2
The Irony Behind the Senate Resolution to Pay the Women's World …
... which would allow more time for vasocongestion (blood flow to genitals) and myotonia (muscular tension)," he told Mic, causing couples to ... «Mic, Jul 15»
3
Novel Investigational Therapy For Myotonic Muscular Dystrophy
... genetic defect on the myotonic dystrophy protein kinase also causes cataracts, heart conduction defects, endocrine changes, and myotonia. «Muscular Dystrophy News, Jul 15»
4
Sheltered Islander: Fainting Goats on the Rock!
The goats don't actually faint. The have a condition called myotonia congentia. When scared or startled, their muscles lock up and they fall over. «Dan's Papers, Jun 15»
5
Wobbly residents welcomed by Manor
Fainting goats are born with a muscle condition known as “myotonia congentia,” hence their more formal, and not nearly as interesting name, ... «Shelter Island Reporter, Jun 15»
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Personalized medicine: Time for one-person trials
Examples include uses of the drug mexiletine to treat the rare muscle disease non-dystrophic myotonia, and experimental treatments for the ... «Nature.com, Apr 15»
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Grammys 2015: Stevie Wonder, Nicki Minaj, Taylor Swift to Present
... beginning of exercise Children with myotonia congenita often look muscular and welldeveloped.g. [url=http://tadalafilfor.com/#lzdyfox]cialis ... «Wondering Sound, Feb 15»
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Album Premiere: No Monster Club, 'People Are Weird'
... of breath or tightening of the chest at the beginning of exercise Children with myotonia congenita often look muscular and welldeveloped. «Wondering Sound, Feb 15»
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Isis Pharmaceuticals Initiates Phase 1/2 Study of ISIS-DMPK Rx in …
DM1 is a rare genetic neuromuscular disease primarily characterized by progressive muscle atrophy, weakness and myotonia. DM1 is the most ... «PR Newswire, Dec 14»
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Personal Factors That Contribute to or Impair Women's Ability to …
... striated circumvaginal musculature, often with concomitant uterine and anal contractions and myotonia that resolves the sexually induced vasocongestion. «Medscape, Dec 14»

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