MYOTONIA CONGENITA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does myotonia congenita mean? 

• MYOTONIA CONGENITA (noun)
  The noun MYOTONIA CONGENITA has 1 sense:

1. a mild, rare, congenital form of myotonia characterized by muscle stiffness

  Familiarity information: MYOTONIA CONGENITA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MYOTONIA CONGENITA (noun)

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Meaning:

A mild, rare, congenital form of myotonia characterized by muscle stiffness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

myotonia congenita; Thomsen's disease

Hypernyms ("myotonia congenita" is a kind of...):

myotonia (abnormally long muscular contractions; slow relaxation of a muscle after a contraction)

 Context examples 

Representative examples include myotonia congenita and myotonic dystrophy.

(Myotonic Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)