myotonia
noun
tonic muscle spasm or muscular rigidity.
myotonic
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a word derived from
myotonia.
Example Sentences
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The trial measured how long it took patients with myotonic dystrophy type 1 to open their hand after gripping.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Separately, Novartis on Monday disclosed another Phase 3 failure of an experimental treatment for people with myotonic dystrophy type 1, which came from its $12 billion acquisition of Avidity Biosciences last year.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
Examples include Huntington's disease, myotonic dystrophy, and certain forms of ALS.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 9, 2026
She had a learning disability and lived with a serious muscle condition called myotonic dystrophy.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2022
Though he gets about in a motorized scooter, he has not let his myotonic dystrophy, a disease involving progressive muscle loss, curtail his travels.
From New York Times ● Feb. 3, 2017
