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dystonia
[ dis-toh-nee-uh ]
noun
, Pathology.
- abnormal tone of any tissue.
dystonia
/ dɪsˈtəʊnɪə /
noun
- a neurological disorder, caused by disease of the basal ganglia, in which the muscles of the trunk, shoulders, and neck go into spasm, so that the head and limbs are held in unnatural positions
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Other Words From
- dys·ton·ic [dis-, ton, -ik], adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of dystonia1
from dys- + -tonia from Greek tonos tension, from teinen to stretch
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