myoclonus

[ mahy-ok-luh-nuh s ]
/ maɪˈɒk lə nəs /

noun Pathology.

an abrupt spasm or twitch of a muscle or group of muscles, occurring in some neurological diseases.

Origin of myoclonus

First recorded in 1880–85; myo- + clonus

Words nearby myoclonus

myocele, myocellulitis, myocerosis, myoclonia, myoclonic astatic epilepsy, myoclonus, myoclonus epilepsy, myoclonus multiplex, myocyte, myocytolysis, myocytolysis of heart

Example sentences from the Web for myoclonus

  • The denominations "myoclonus," "muscular dystrophy," "degenerate," are alike inconvenient.

    Tics and Their Treatment |Henry Meigne

  • According to Maurice Dide, myoclonus, which he calls motor petit mal, occurs in five per cent.

    Tics and Their Treatment |Henry Meigne

  • If several muscles are implicated, the condition is one of multiple myospasm or myoclonus.

    Tics and Their Treatment |Henry Meigne

  • It is more especially the association of epilepsy with the ill-defined group of myoclonus that we propose to discuss.

    Tics and Their Treatment |Henry Meigne

Medical definitions for myoclonus

myoclonus
[ 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.

Other words from myoclonus

my′o•clon′ic (mī′ə-klŏn′ĭk) adj.