Dystonia

noun

Word Frequency: 0.5

Definitions

1.nounA disabling neurological disorder in which prolonged and repetitive contractions of muscles cause jerking, twisting movements and abnormal postures of the body

Synonyms

neurodystonia hypnogenic dystonic myodystonia pleurothotonus hemidystonia dystropathology dystrophinopathy muscular dystrophy dystaxia dystasia movement disorder

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