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myokymia

[ mahy-uh-kim-ee-uh ]
/ ˌmaɪ əˈkɪm i ə /
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noun Pathology.
twitching of individual segments of a muscle.
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Origin of myokymia

myo- + -kymia, equivalent to Greek kÅ·m(a) something swollen + -ia

Words nearby myokymia

myofilament, myogenic, myoglobin, myogram, myograph, myokymia, myology, myoma, myomectomy, myoneural, myoneuralgia
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How to use myokymia in a sentence

  • The myokymia of Kny and Schultze is characterised by fibrillation, pain, hyperidrosis, and changes in electrical excitability.

    Tics and Their Treatment|Henry Meigne
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