MYOTONIC
\mˌa͡ɪətˈɒnɪk], \mˌaɪətˈɒnɪk], \m_ˌaɪ_ə_t_ˈɒ_n_ɪ_k]\
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Of, pertaining to, or produced by muscular tension or spasm. M. reaction, an atypical form of the reaction of degeneration; marked by persistance of a muscular contraction after the electric stimulus causing it has been removed. Pathognomonic of myotonia congenita.
By Alexander Duane
