myokymia

[ mahy-uh-kim-ee-uh ]
/ ˌmaɪ əˈkɪm i ə /

noun Pathology.

twitching of individual segments of a muscle.

Origin of myokymia

myo- + -kymia, equivalent to Greek kŷm(a) something swollen + -ia

Words nearby myokymia

myogram, myograph, myoid, myoid cell, myokinesimeter, myokymia, myolipoma, myology, myolysis, myoma, myomalacia

Example sentences from the Web for myokymia

  • The myokymia of Kny and Schultze is characterised by fibrillation, pain, hyperidrosis, and changes in electrical excitability.

    Tics and Their Treatment |Henry Meigne

Medical definitions for myokymia

myokymia
[ mī′ō-kī′mē-ə, -kĭm′ē-ə ]

n.

A benign condition, often familial, characterized by irregular twitching of groups of muscle fibers giving a rippling appearance to the overlying skin. kymatism