myokymia

[ mahy-uh-kim-ee-uh ]

/ ˌmaɪ əˈkɪm i ə /

noun Pathology.

twitching of individual segments of a muscle.

Nearby words

myographic,
myography,
myoid,
myoid cell,
myokinesimeter,
myolipoma,
myologic,
myology,
myolysis,
myoma

Origin of myokymia

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

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Examples from the Web for myokymia

The myokymia of Kny and Schultze is characterised by fibrillation, pain, hyperidrosis, and changes in electrical excitability.
Tics and Their Treatment|Henry Meigne

Medicine 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