Myokymia (from the Greek -mŷs - `muscle,” + kŷm, -kŷmia - `something swollen` or -kŷmos - `wave`), is an involuntary, spontaneous, localised quivering of a few muscles, or bundles within a muscle, but which are insufficient to move a joint. One type is superior oblique myokymia. Myokymia is commonly used to describe an involuntary eyel...
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Continuous involuntary quivering or rippling of muscles at rest, caused by spontaneous, repetitive firing of groups of motor unit potentials. ... Synonym: fibrillary chorea, kymatism, Morvan's chorea. ... Origin: myo-+ G. Kyma, wave ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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(mi″o-ki´me-ә) a benign condition in which there is persistent quivering of the muscles.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: mī′ō-kī′mē-ă Definitions: 1. Continuous involuntary quivering or rippling of muscles at rest, caused by spontaneous, repetitive firing of groups of motor unit potentials. Synonyms: fibrillary chorea, Morvan chorea
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Myokymia: Continuous involuntary muscle twitchings that give the appearance of wormlike rippling of muscle. The muscle contractions are involuntary (spontaneous) and brief. Myokymia can occur in many situations, including cancer (lung, thymoma, Hodgkin's lymphoma, hypernephroma), drugs (gold, penicillamine, mercury), and after nerve damage from rad...
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twitching of individual segments of a muscle.
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