myokymia

[ mahy-uh-kim-ee-uh ]

nounPathology.
  1. twitching of individual segments of a muscle.

Origin of myokymia

1
myo- + -kymia, equivalent to Greek kŷm(a) something swollen + -ia

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How to use myokymia in a sentence

  • The myokymia of Kny and Schultze is characterised by fibrillation, pain, hyperidrosis, and changes in electrical excitability.