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单词 myoclonus
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Definition of myoclonus in English:

myoclonus

noun ˌmʌɪə(ʊ)ˈkləʊnəsmīˈäklənəs
mass nounMedicine
  • Spasmodic jerky contraction of groups of muscles.

    〔医〕肌阵挛(病)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The acute effects are coma, myoclonus and bradycardia, which generally resolve rapidly without complication.
    • Reported neurological manifestations have included tremor, myoclonus, hyperreflexia, ankle clonus, muscle rigidity, ataxia and incoordination.
    • Twitching or myoclonus may be observed (often mistaken for seizures).
    • The symptom of early-morning myoclonus, unassociated with alteration of consciousness, is often not mentioned by patients unless they are specifically questioned about it.
    • In particular, there is potential for a neurotoxic metabolite, normeperidine, to accumulate and cause seizures, myoclonus and tremors.
    Synonyms
    tightening, tensing, flexing, constricting

Derivatives

  • myoclonic

  • adjective
    Medicine
    • Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy does not require neuroimaging but does require treatment because of a high rate of recurrent seizures.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • When the myoclonic jerks are unilateral, a more serious condition is often suspected and the diagnosis of benign sleep myoclonus may not be considered.
      • Cardiac syncope often causes immediate loss of consciousness, tonic stiffening of body and limbs, and often myoclonic jerking.
      • Seizures are present in up to 25 percent of patients and may be generalized, focal, myoclonic jerking, or movement induced.
      • During a juvenile myoclonic epileptic seizure, the hands, arms or whole body will start jerking, but the person doesn't lose consciousness or awareness.

Definition of myoclonus in US English:

myoclonus

nounmīˈäklənəs
Medicine
  • Spasmodic jerky contraction of groups of muscles.

    〔医〕肌阵挛(病)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In particular, there is potential for a neurotoxic metabolite, normeperidine, to accumulate and cause seizures, myoclonus and tremors.
    • Reported neurological manifestations have included tremor, myoclonus, hyperreflexia, ankle clonus, muscle rigidity, ataxia and incoordination.
    • The symptom of early-morning myoclonus, unassociated with alteration of consciousness, is often not mentioned by patients unless they are specifically questioned about it.
    • Twitching or myoclonus may be observed (often mistaken for seizures).
    • The acute effects are coma, myoclonus and bradycardia, which generally resolve rapidly without complication.
    Synonyms
    tightening, tensing, flexing, constricting
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