myotonic
Involving prolonged contraction
Myotonic describes a condition involving myotonia—prolonged muscle contraction with delayed relaxation.
Someone with a myotonic disorder may grip something and find their hand slow to release.
Myotonic dystrophy is a progressive genetic disease affecting muscles throughout the body.
The term appears almost exclusively in medical contexts.
Degenerative tissue disorder
- spasmInvoluntary muscle contraction
- twitchInvoluntary muscular jerk
- crampPainful muscle seizure
- rigidityState of being unbending
stiffness · tension · contraction · relaxation · grip · percussion · tetany · tightening
Nerve-to-muscle signaling
- weaknessDeficiency in force
- atrophyWasting from disuse
- cataractsSteep falls or eye opacity
- ptosisAbnormal lid drooping
dysphagia · cardiomyopathy · arrhythmia · insulin resistance · sleep apnea · cognitive impairment · fatigue · multisystem
Permanent DNA alteration
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- hereditaryPassed through generations
- expansionIncrease in scope
- anticipationState of awaiting something
genetic testing · carrier · pedigree · allele · penetrance · genotype · phenotype
dystrophy
Degenerative tissue disorder
rigidity · stiffness · tension · contraction · relaxation · grip · percussion · tetany · tightening · clenching
neuromuscular
Nerve-to-muscle signaling
ptosis · dysphagia · cardiomyopathy · arrhythmia · insulin resistance · sleep apnea · cognitive impairment · fatigue · multisystem · progressive
mutation
Permanent DNA alteration
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- hereditaryPassed through generations
- expansionIncrease in scope
anticipation · genetic testing · carrier · pedigree · allele · penetrance · genotype · phenotype