myokymia
(mī-ŏ-kim′ē-ă)
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[myo- + Gr. kyma, wave + -ia]
Twitching of isolated segments of muscle. The condition may be functional, but it is also seen in organic diseases and general paresis.
SYN: SEE: kymatism
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Myokymia." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/743982/all/myokymia.
Myokymia. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/743982/all/myokymia. Accessed September 10, 2024.
Myokymia. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/743982/all/myokymia
Myokymia [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2024 September 10]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/743982/all/myokymia.
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