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Thomsen's disease

Thomsen's disease Meaning & Definition
Thomsen's disease Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Thomsen's disease?

[n] a mild, rare, congenital form of myotonia characterized by muscle stiffness

Synonyms | Synonyms for Thomsen's disease: myotonia congenita

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See Also | myotonia

Thomsen's disease In Webster's Dictionary

\Thom"sen's dis*ease"\ [From Thomsen, a physician of Sleswick.] (Med.) An affection apparently congenital, consisting in tonic contraction and stiffness of the voluntary muscles occurring after a period of muscular inaction.

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