dystonia
noun
abnormal tone of any tissue.
dystonic
-
a word derived from
dystonia.
Example Sentences
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An eight-year-old girl from Cheshire has become the first child in the world to have pioneering brain surgery aimed at easing her dystonic cerebral palsy.
From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2024
She and her sister, Annie Lachhman, who uses a wheelchair and has dystonic cerebral palsy, share their own New York adventures.
From New York Times ● Apr. 25, 2023
This extreme dystonic vision doesn’t correlate with the minimal regulations laid out by the agreement.
From Slate ● Jun. 1, 2017
It was like dystonic spasms - a really bad spasm.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2014
After a number of unsuccessful remedies, Dr. Jabusch said, Schumann simply “avoided dystonic moves.”
From New York Times ● Mar. 13, 2012
