myoclonus

[mahy-ok-luh-nuhs]

my·oc·lo·nus

[mahy-ok-luh-nuhs]
noun Pathology.
an abrupt spasm or twitch of a muscle or group of muscles, occurring in some neurological diseases.

Origin:
1880–85; myo- + clonus
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myoclonus my·oc·lo·nus (mī-ŏk'lə-nəs)
n.
A sudden shocklike twitching of muscles or parts of muscles without any rhythm or pattern, occurring in various brain disorders.


my'o·clon'ic (mī'ə-klŏn'ĭk) adj.

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