myokymia

[mahy-uh-kim-ee-uh]

noun Pathology.

twitching of individual segments of a muscle.

Origin of myokymia

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

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

myokymia in Medicine

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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