myoedema

myoedema

 [mi″o-ĕ-de´mah]

1. mounding.

2. edema of a muscle.

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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]

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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]

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