myoedema
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[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.
[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.
Synonym(s): idiomuscular contraction, mounding, myo-oedema.
[myo- + G. oidēma, swelling]
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