dystonia musculorum deformans
[ mŭs′kyə-lôr′əm dē-fôr′mənz ]
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n.
A disease, especially of children, characterized by muscular contractions that produce distortions of the spine and hips with the muscles being spastic when in action and without tension when at rest.
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dysteleology, dysthymia, dysthymic disorder, dystocia, dystonia, dystonia musculorum deformans, dystonic reaction, dystopia, dystrophia unguium, dystrophic, dystrophication
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