Myoclonus

//ˌmaɪoʊˈkloʊnəs// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Noun
  1. 1
    The brief, involuntary twitching of a muscle or group of muscles. uncountable, usually
  2. 2
    a clonic spasm of a muscle or muscle group wordnet

Etymology

From myo- + clonus.

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