myoclonus

[ mahy-ok-luh-nuhs ]

/ maɪˈɒk lə nəs /

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noun Pathology.

an abrupt spasm or twitch of a muscle or group of muscles, occurring in some neurological diseases.

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Origin of myoclonus

First recorded in 1880–85; myo- + clonus

Words nearby myoclonus

myocardiogram, myocardiograph, myocarditis, myocardium, myoclonia, myoclonus, myocyte, myoelectric, myofibril, myofilament, myogenic

How to use myoclonus in a sentence

According to Maurice Dide, myoclonus, which he calls motor petit mal, occurs in five per cent.
Tics and Their Treatment|Henry Meigne
It is more especially the association of epilepsy with the ill-defined group of myoclonus that we propose to discuss.
Tics and Their Treatment|Henry Meigne
If several muscles are implicated, the condition is one of multiple myospasm or myoclonus.
Tics and Their Treatment|Henry Meigne
Schupfer has recorded cases of family myoclonus with epileptiform attacks.
Tics and Their Treatment|Henry Meigne

The denominations "myoclonus," "muscular dystrophy," "degenerate," are alike inconvenient.
Tics and Their Treatment|Henry Meigne