"dystonia" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /dɪˈstəʊnɪə/ [UK] Forms: dystonias [plural]
Etymology: From New Latin dystonia, from German Dystonie. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|NL.|dystonia}} New Latin dystonia, {{der|en|de|Dystonie}} German Dystonie Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} dystonia (countable and uncountable, plural dystonias)
  1. (pathology) A disabling neurological disorder in which prolonged and repetitive contractions of muscles cause jerking, twisting movements and abnormal postures of the body. Wikipedia link: dystonia Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Pathology Synonyms: neurodystonia Derived forms: hemidystonia, myodystonia Related terms: dystonic Translations (neurological disorder): դիստոնիա (distonia) (Armenian), լարման խանգարում (larman xangarum) (Armenian), Dystonie [feminine] (German), дистони́я (distoníja) [feminine] (Russian), distonía [feminine] (Spanish)

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