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Dystonia
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dystonia /dys·to·nia/ (-to´ne-ah) dyskinetic movements due to disordered tonicity of muscle.dyston´ic
dystonia musculo´rum defor´mans  a hereditary disorder marked by involuntary, irregular, clonic contortions of the muscles of the trunk and limbs, which twist the body forward and sideways grotesquely.

dys·to·ni·a (ds-tn-)
n.
Abnormal tonicity of tissue.

dys·tonic (-tnk) adj.

Dystonia
A movement disorder characterized by sustained muscle contractions that result in writhing or twisting movements and unsual body postures.

dystonia (distō´nē),
n a disorder or lack of tonicity.

dystonia
abnormality of muscular tonus.

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