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UK
/mˌaɪətˈəʊniə/
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NOUN
- abnormally long muscular contractions; slow relaxation of a muscle after a contraction
How To Use myotonia In A Sentence
- Myotonic dystrophy, the most common form of muscular dystrophy in adults, affects the eyes, heart, hormonal systems, and blood, in addition to causing muscular dystrophy and involuntary muscle stiffness (myotonia).
- Hereditary defects in the channels are known to cause many diseases, including dominant and recessive myotonia, Bartter's syndrome, and Dent's disease.
- In several small studies, selenium supplementation seemed to have an effect on myotonia.
- Myotonia refers to the inability to relax following muscle contraction,.
