myotonia
noun
tonic muscle spasm or muscular rigidity.
myotonic
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a word derived from
myotonia.
Example Sentences
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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
Still, the main proof point for the Avidity acquisition will be a late-stage study for another drug, del-desiran, in myotonic dystrophy type 1, according to Jefferies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
Examples include Huntington's disease, myotonic dystrophy, and certain forms of ALS.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 9, 2026
Celine, whose birthday was in December, was diagnosed with myotonic dystrophy, a rare genetic condition, a month after she was born weighing less than a bag of sugar.
From BBC ● Jan. 2, 2025
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
