dystonia
[ dis-toh-nee-uh ]
nounPathology.
abnormal tone of any tissue.
Origin of dystonia
1Other words from dystonia
- dys·ton·ic [dis-ton-ik], /dɪsˈtɒn ɪk/, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for dystonia
dystonia
/ (dɪsˈtəʊnɪə) /
noun
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
Origin of dystonia
1from dys- + -tonia from Greek tonos tension, from teinen to stretch
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