myokymia

[ mahy-uh-kim-ee-uh ]

noun

, Pathology.

1. twitching of individual segments of a muscle.

Word History and Origins

Origin of myokymia¹

myo- + -kymia, equivalent to Greek kŷm ( a ) something swollen + -ia

Example Sentences

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

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