dystonia

[ dis-toh-nee-uh ]

noun

, Pathology.

1. abnormal tone of any tissue.

dystonia

/ dɪsˈtəʊnɪə /

noun

1. 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

Other Words From

• dys·ton·ic [dis-, ton, -ik], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of dystonia¹

dys- + -tonia

Word History and Origins

Origin of dystonia¹

from dys- + -tonia from Greek tonos tension, from teinen to stretch