Definition of dystonia in English:

dystonia

noun dɪsˈtəʊnɪədəˈstoʊniə

mass nounMedicine

A state of abnormal muscle tone resulting in muscular spasm and abnormal posture, typically due to neurological disease or a side effect of drug therapy.
Example sentencesExamples
- Within months the neurological disorder focal dystonia took full hold, leaving his hand permanently clenched and unusable.
- Muscle spasms also will be common in conjunction with moderate to severe muscle weakness, tremor, and/or dystonia.
- Those who tend to hyperextend the neck due to chorea or dystonia should be encouraged and reminded to use a ‘chin-tuck’ position.
- A diagnosis of focal dystonia was made, and injections of botulinum toxin were offered.
- Writer's cramp is the commonest form of focal hand dystonia and is thought to be due to basal ganglia dysfunction.

Derivatives

dystonic

adjectivedɪsˈtɒnɪkdɪsˈtɑnɪk

Medicine

The dystonic twisted posture of his neck had become so bad that he could only ‘look at the world on his right side.’
Example sentencesExamples
- The little girl has dystonic quadriplegic cerebral palsy, which means she is confined to a wheelchair and needs 24-hour care.
- Patients with primarily dystonic rather than choreoatheotoid dyskinesia responded best.
- In this context it is worth noting that until quite recent times neurologists considered dystonic syndromes to be of psychiatric, functional, or non-organic origin.
- Overdose can cause dystonic reactions and hepatotoxicity.

Definition of dystonia in US English:

dystonia

noundəˈstoʊniədəˈstōnēə

Medicine

A state of abnormal muscle tone resulting in muscular spasm and abnormal posture, typically due to neurological disease or a side effect of drug therapy.
Example sentencesExamples
- Within months the neurological disorder focal dystonia took full hold, leaving his hand permanently clenched and unusable.
- Muscle spasms also will be common in conjunction with moderate to severe muscle weakness, tremor, and/or dystonia.
- Writer's cramp is the commonest form of focal hand dystonia and is thought to be due to basal ganglia dysfunction.
- A diagnosis of focal dystonia was made, and injections of botulinum toxin were offered.
- Those who tend to hyperextend the neck due to chorea or dystonia should be encouraged and reminded to use a ‘chin-tuck’ position.

单词	dystonia
释义	Definition of dystonia in English: dystonia noun dɪsˈtəʊnɪədəˈstoʊniə mass nounMedicine A state of abnormal muscle tone resulting in muscular spasm and abnormal posture, typically due to neurological disease or a side effect of drug therapy. Example sentencesExamples Within months the neurological disorder focal dystonia took full hold, leaving his hand permanently clenched and unusable. Muscle spasms also will be common in conjunction with moderate to severe muscle weakness, tremor, and/or dystonia. Those who tend to hyperextend the neck due to chorea or dystonia should be encouraged and reminded to use a ‘chin-tuck’ position. A diagnosis of focal dystonia was made, and injections of botulinum toxin were offered. Writer's cramp is the commonest form of focal hand dystonia and is thought to be due to basal ganglia dysfunction. Derivatives dystonic adjectivedɪsˈtɒnɪkdɪsˈtɑnɪk Medicine The dystonic twisted posture of his neck had become so bad that he could only ‘look at the world on his right side.’ Example sentencesExamples The little girl has dystonic quadriplegic cerebral palsy, which means she is confined to a wheelchair and needs 24-hour care. Patients with primarily dystonic rather than choreoatheotoid dyskinesia responded best. In this context it is worth noting that until quite recent times neurologists considered dystonic syndromes to be of psychiatric, functional, or non-organic origin. Overdose can cause dystonic reactions and hepatotoxicity. Definition of dystonia in US English: dystonia noundəˈstoʊniədəˈstōnēə Medicine A state of abnormal muscle tone resulting in muscular spasm and abnormal posture, typically due to neurological disease or a side effect of drug therapy. Example sentencesExamples Within months the neurological disorder focal dystonia took full hold, leaving his hand permanently clenched and unusable. Muscle spasms also will be common in conjunction with moderate to severe muscle weakness, tremor, and/or dystonia. Writer's cramp is the commonest form of focal hand dystonia and is thought to be due to basal ganglia dysfunction. A diagnosis of focal dystonia was made, and injections of botulinum toxin were offered. Those who tend to hyperextend the neck due to chorea or dystonia should be encouraged and reminded to use a ‘chin-tuck’ position.
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