myoedema

myoedema

 [mi″o-ĕ-de´mah]

1. mounding.

2. edema of a muscle.

my·o·e·de·ma

(mī'ō-e-dē'mă),

A localized contraction of a degenerating muscle, occurring at the point of a sharp blow, independent of the nerve supply.

Synonym(s): idiomuscular contraction, mounding, myoidema

[myo- + G. oidēma, swelling]

myoedema

/myo·ede·ma/ (-ĕ-de´mah)

1. the rising in a lump by a wasting muscle when struck.

2. edema of a muscle.

myoedema

[mī′ō·idē′mə] pl. myoedemas, myoedemata,

muscle edema. Compare myxedema.

my·o·e·de·ma

(mī'ō-ĕ-dē'mă)

A localized contraction of a degenerating muscle, occurring at the point of a sharp blow, independent of the nerve supply.
Synonym(s): idiomuscular contraction, mounding, myo-oedema.

[myo- + G. oidēma, swelling]

myoedema

edema of a muscle.