myokymia
[ mahy-uh-kim-ee-uh ]
/ ˌmaɪ əˈkɪm i ə /
noun Pathology.
twitching of individual segments of a muscle.
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Words nearby myokymia
myogram, myograph, myoid, myoid cell, myokinesimeter, myokymia, myolipoma, myology, myolysis, myoma, myomalacia
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The myokymia of Kny and Schultze is characterised by fibrillation, pain, hyperidrosis, and changes in electrical excitability.
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Medical definitions for myokymia
myokymia
[ mī′ō-kī′mē-ə, -kĭm′ē-ə ]
n.
A benign condition, often familial, characterized by irregular twitching of groups of muscle fibers giving a rippling appearance to the overlying skin.kymatism
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