dystonic reaction

n.

A state of abnormal tension or muscle tone, similar to dystonia, produced as a side effect of certain antipsychotic medications.

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Words nearby dystonic reaction

dysthymia, dysthymic disorder, dystocia, dystonia, dystonia musculorum deformans, dystonic reaction, dystopia, dystrophia unguium, dystrophic, dystrophic calcification, dystrophication
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