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English - Turkish
Definition of myoclonus in English Turkish dictionary
- miyoklonus
- (Tıp) Bir kas veya bir grup kasın kronik spazmı, miyoklonus
English - English
Definition of myoclonus in English English dictionary
- The brief, involuntary twitching of a muscle or group of muscles
- A brief, shocklike contraction of a muscle or group of muscles
- Twitching or contraction of a muscle or group of muscles
- {i} muscular spasms (Pathology)
- a clonic spasm of a muscle or muscle group
- A single spasm or twitching of a muscle Myoclonus can be a single event (twitch) or repeated events Myoclonus can be a normal event (the jerks that occur when we fall asleep) or an abnormal event (those that occur while awake, or those associated with seizures or mitochondrial diseases) Clonus is the repeated spasms of muscles, due to a seizure or increased muscle tone
- Twitching muscular contractions
- muscle contractions in the form of "jerks" or twitches
- myoclonus epilepsy
- epilepsy characterized by clonus of muscle groups and progressive mental deterioration and genetic origin
Related Terms
myoclonus
Hyphenation
my·oc·lo·nusPronunciation
Etymology
[ "mI-'ä-kl&-n&s ] (noun.) 1883. myo-Resimler
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