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Thomsen's disease ThesaurusNoun | 1. | Thomsen's disease - a mild, rare, congenital form of myotonia characterized by muscle stiffnessmyotonia congenitamyotonia - abnormally long muscular contractions; slow relaxation of a muscle after a contraction | EncyclopediaSeeMyotoniaThomsen's disease
myotonia [mi″o-to´ne-ah] any disorder involving tonic spasm of muscle. adj., adj myoton´ic.myotonia atro´phica dystrophy" >myotonic dystrophy.myotonia conge´nita a hereditary disease marked by tonic spasm and rigidity of certain muscles when attempts are made to move them. The stiffness tends to disappear as the muscles are used.myotonia dystro´phica dystrophy" >myotonic dystrophy.Thomsen's disease Myotonia congenita, see there. Thomsen's disease Related to Thomsen's disease: Becker disease, Congenital myotoniaSynonyms for Thomsen's diseasenoun a mild, rare, congenital form of myotonia characterized by muscle stiffnessSynonymsRelated Words |