dystonia

[ dis-toh-nee-uh ]

nounPathology.
  1. abnormal tone of any tissue.

Origin of dystonia

1

Other words from dystonia

  • dys·ton·ic [dis-ton-ik], /dɪsˈtɒn ɪk/, adjective

Words Nearby dystonia

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British Dictionary definitions for dystonia

dystonia

/ (dɪsˈtəʊnɪə) /


noun
  1. 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

Origin of dystonia

1
from dys- + -tonia from Greek tonos tension, from teinen to stretch

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