myoclonus
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my·oc·lo·nus (m

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A sudden twitching of muscles or parts of muscles, without any rhythm or pattern, occurring in various brain disorders.

myo·clonic (m

-kl

k) adj.

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myoclonus - a clonic spasm of a muscle or muscle group

cramp, muscle spasm, spasm - a painful and involuntary muscular contraction

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myoclonus (redirected from Myclonic jerk)

myoclonus
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