paramyotonia /para·myo·to·nia/ (-mi″o-to´ne-ah) a disease marked by tonic spasms due to disorder of muscular tonicity, especially a hereditary and congenital affection.
paramyotonia [par″ah-mi″o-to´ne-ah]
paramyotonia conge´nita an inherited disorder similar to myotonia congenita, except that the precipitating factor is cold exposure, the myotonia is aggravated by activity, and only the proximal muscles of the limbs, eyelids, and tongue are affected.
par·a·my·o·to·ni·a (p r  -m -t  n -)n. An atypical form of myotonia. |
paramyotonia [par″ah-mi″o-to´ne-ah]
a disease marked by tonic spasms due to disorder of muscular tonicity, especially a hereditary and congenital affectation.
paramyotonia conge´nita a condition similar to myotonia congenita, except that the precipitating factor is exposure to cold, the myotonia is aggravated by activity, and only the proximal muscles of the limbs, eyelids, and tongue are affected.
paramyotonia
a disease marked by tonic spasms due to disorder of muscular tonicity, especially a hereditary and congenital affliction.
paramyotonia congenita
myotonia congenita.
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