Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A pathological condition in which slow, wave-like contractions pass from one end to the other of a muscle without locomotor effect.
Wiktionary
- n. medicine An involuntary spontaneous quivering of part of a muscle, insufficient to move a joint.
Examples
“This is one of the systemic reactions to the venom, called myokymia or fasciculations.”
“The more general systemic effects of a rattlesnake bite may manifest as nausea or vomiting, diarrhea, myokymia/fasciculation (the muscle ripple effect), perioral numbness (tissues around the mouth and the Novocain-like response), and a metallic taste.”
“She advised patients with eyelid myokymia to relax, get adequate sleep and cut down on caffeine and alcohol.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘myokymia’.
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My . . . uh . . .
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It Has a Name??
Yes. Yes it does.
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Twitchy
The (not always so) smoovements; scattered, oscillating, jerky, and unpredictable.
palpitation, scravel, jactitate, pounce, wobble, vibrate, undulate, didder, effleurage, flail, ague, swerve and 169 more...
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rememberers
prolix, ageusia, animadversion, anodyne, antic, arabesque, beadle, brachymetropia, colophon, desquamation, diaphoresis, diegesis and 3251 more...
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reesetee No, you're not going crazy. Your eyelid really *does* twitch when you're tired. Feb 2, 2007