dystonian.

/dɪˈstəʊnɪə/

Etymology: modern Latin, < German Dystonie (H. Oppenheim 1911, in Neurol. Centralbl. 30 1107), formed as dys- prefix + Greek τόνος tone n.: see -ia suffix¹.

Medicine.

1. Sustained abnormal tone of a group of muscles resulting in involuntary abnormal posture or movements; an instance or example of this; spec. = dystonia musculorum deformans n. at sense 2.

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the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > diseases of tissue > disorders affecting muscles > [noun] > spasm or cramp > disease characterized by

writer's cramp1842

scrivener's cramp1851

writer's paralysis1853

mogigraphia1857

mogigraphy1857

writer's palsy1860

scrivener's palsy1864

dystonia musculorum deformans1912

dystonia1916

1916 Jrnl. Amer. Med. Assoc. 11 Nov. 1437/1 The paradoxical phenomenon of dystonia, when present, I believe to be a pathognomonic symptom of this disease and an important differential sign.

1962 Lancet 27 Jan. 221/2 A story of her having taken white sugar-coated tablets then supported a presumptive diagnosis of drug-induced dystonia.

1973 Nature 22 June 483/3 A side-effect of levodopa treatment is the production of abnormal movements reminiscent of those seen in diseases characterized by chorea and torsion dystonia.

1975 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 3 Jan. 16/1 Patrick was 10 when symptoms of dystonia first appeared and doctors told his parents the rare muscular disease was incurable.

1990 Daily Tel. 2 Oct. 17/3 An effective treatment would benefit sufferers with localised dystonia such as Ann..who has unpredictable eyelid spasms which ‘jam’ her eyes shut for about 30 seconds.

2. dystonia musculorum deformans n. a rare hereditary neurological condition, usually developing in childhood, caused by dysfunction of the basal ganglia of the brain and resulting in (usually generalized) spasm and contortion of muscles; torsion spasm.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > diseases of tissue > disorders affecting muscles > [noun] > spasm or cramp > disease characterized by

writer's cramp1842

scrivener's cramp1851

writer's paralysis1853

mogigraphia1857

mogigraphy1857

writer's palsy1860

scrivener's palsy1864

dystonia musculorum deformans1912

dystonia1916

1912 Jrnl. Nerv. & Mental Dis. 39 361 Oppenheim attempts to separate..a nosologic variety under the name: ‘Dysbasia Lordotica Progressiva—Dystonia Musculorum Deformans’.

1931 Nomencl. Diseases (Royal Coll. Physicians) (ed. 6) 8/1 Torsion-spasm (Dystonia musculorum deformans).

1983 D. J. Weatherall et al. Oxf. Textbk. Med. II. xxi. 117/1 Torsion dystonia may affect the whole body (generalized dystonia or dystonia musculorum deformans).

Derivatives

dyˈstonic adj. of, characteristic of, or suffering from dystonia.

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the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > diseases of tissue > disorders affecting muscles > [adjective] > spasm or cramp > qualities or types

synclonic1822

ergotic1875

saltatoric spasm1877

saltatory1881

neuroclonic1899

dystonic1917

Meige1972

1917 Jrnl. Nerv. & Mental Dis. 45 349 A dystonic spasm involving the tongue.

1931 Q. Cumulative Index Medicus VIII. 841/2 (heading) Facial zona and dystonic syndrome in hidden tumors of pituitary gland.

1973 Sci. Amer. Dec. 135/3 Dr. Cooper has by now operated on close to 400 dystonic children.

1983 D. J. Weatherall et al. Oxf. Textbk. Med. II. xxi. 118 A minority of patients may go on to develop dystonia elsewhere, usually in the form of a dystonic arm.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1993; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	dystonia
释义	dystonian. /dɪˈstəʊnɪə/ Etymology: modern Latin, < German Dystonie (H. Oppenheim 1911, in Neurol. Centralbl. 30 1107), formed as dys- prefix + Greek τόνος tone n.: see -ia suffix¹. Medicine. 1. Sustained abnormal tone of a group of muscles resulting in involuntary abnormal posture or movements; an instance or example of this; spec. = dystonia musculorum deformans n. at sense 2. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > diseases of tissue > disorders affecting muscles > [noun] > spasm or cramp > disease characterized by writer's cramp1842 scrivener's cramp1851 writer's paralysis1853 mogigraphia1857 mogigraphy1857 writer's palsy1860 scrivener's palsy1864 dystonia musculorum deformans1912 dystonia1916 1916 Jrnl. Amer. Med. Assoc. 11 Nov. 1437/1 The paradoxical phenomenon of dystonia, when present, I believe to be a pathognomonic symptom of this disease and an important differential sign. 1962 Lancet 27 Jan. 221/2 A story of her having taken white sugar-coated tablets then supported a presumptive diagnosis of drug-induced dystonia. 1973 Nature 22 June 483/3 A side-effect of levodopa treatment is the production of abnormal movements reminiscent of those seen in diseases characterized by chorea and torsion dystonia. 1975 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 3 Jan. 16/1 Patrick was 10 when symptoms of dystonia first appeared and doctors told his parents the rare muscular disease was incurable. 1990 Daily Tel. 2 Oct. 17/3 An effective treatment would benefit sufferers with localised dystonia such as Ann..who has unpredictable eyelid spasms which ‘jam’ her eyes shut for about 30 seconds. 2. dystonia musculorum deformans n. a rare hereditary neurological condition, usually developing in childhood, caused by dysfunction of the basal ganglia of the brain and resulting in (usually generalized) spasm and contortion of muscles; torsion spasm. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > diseases of tissue > disorders affecting muscles > [noun] > spasm or cramp > disease characterized by writer's cramp1842 scrivener's cramp1851 writer's paralysis1853 mogigraphia1857 mogigraphy1857 writer's palsy1860 scrivener's palsy1864 dystonia musculorum deformans1912 dystonia1916 1912 Jrnl. Nerv. & Mental Dis. 39 361 Oppenheim attempts to separate..a nosologic variety under the name: ‘Dysbasia Lordotica Progressiva—Dystonia Musculorum Deformans’. 1931 Nomencl. Diseases (Royal Coll. Physicians) (ed. 6) 8/1 Torsion-spasm (Dystonia musculorum deformans). 1983 D. J. Weatherall et al. Oxf. Textbk. Med. II. xxi. 117/1 Torsion dystonia may affect the whole body (generalized dystonia or dystonia musculorum deformans). Derivatives dyˈstonic adj. of, characteristic of, or suffering from dystonia. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > diseases of tissue > disorders affecting muscles > [adjective] > spasm or cramp > qualities or types synclonic1822 ergotic1875 saltatoric spasm1877 saltatory1881 neuroclonic1899 dystonic1917 Meige1972 1917 Jrnl. Nerv. & Mental Dis. 45 349 A dystonic spasm involving the tongue. 1931 Q. Cumulative Index Medicus VIII. 841/2 (heading) Facial zona and dystonic syndrome in hidden tumors of pituitary gland. 1973 Sci. Amer. Dec. 135/3 Dr. Cooper has by now operated on close to 400 dystonic children. 1983 D. J. Weatherall et al. Oxf. Textbk. Med. II. xxi. 118 A minority of patients may go on to develop dystonia elsewhere, usually in the form of a dystonic arm. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1993; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < n.1912
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