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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 kŷm(a) something swollen + -ia

Words nearby myokymia

myograph, myoid, myoid cell, myo-inositol, myokinesimeter, myokymia, myolipoma, myology, myolysis, myoma, myomalacia
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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

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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