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myotonia congenita

noun myotonia con·gen·i·ta \-kän-ˈjen-ə-tə\

Medical Definition of MYOTONIA CONGENITA

:  an inherited condition that is characterized by delay in the ability to relax muscles after forceful contractions but not by wasting of muscle—called also Thomsen's disease

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