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Descriptor English:   Myotonia 
Descriptor Spanish:   Miotonía 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Miotonia 
Synonyms English:   Myotonia, Percussion
Myotonias
Myotonias, Percussion
Myotonic Phenomenon
Myotonic Phenomenons
Percussion Myotonia
Percussion Myotonias
Phenomenon, Myotonic
Phenomenons, Myotonic  
Tree Number:   C10.597.613.700
C23.888.592.608.700
Definition English:   Prolonged failure of muscle relaxation after contraction. This may occur after voluntary contractions, muscle percussion, or electrical stimulation of the muscle. Myotonia is a characteristic feature of MYOTONIC DISORDERS. 
Entry Combination - descr/qualif English:   Myotonia/congenital use Myotonia Congenita
 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced CL classification
CO complications DI diagnosis
DG diagnostic imaging DH diet therapy
DT drug therapy EC economics
EM embryology EN enzymology
EP epidemiology EH ethnology
ET etiology GE genetics
HI history IM immunology
ME metabolism MI microbiology
MO mortality NU nursing
PS parasitology PA pathology
PP physiopathology PC prevention & control
PX psychology RT radiotherapy
RH rehabilitation SU surgery
TH therapy UR urine
VE veterinary VI virology
Record Number:   9413 
Unique Identifier:   D009222 

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