idiomuscular contraction


my·o·e·de·ma

(mī'ō-e-dē'mă), A localized contraction of a degenerating muscle, occurring at the point of a sharp blow, independent of the nerve supply. Synonym(s): idiomuscular contraction, mounding, myoidema [myo- + G. oidēma, swelling]

my·o·e·de·ma

(mī'ō-ĕ-dē'mă) A localized contraction of a degenerating muscle, occurring at the point of a sharp blow, independent of the nerve supply.
Synonym(s): idiomuscular contraction, mounding, myo-oedema. [myo- + G. oidēma, swelling]

idiomuscular contraction

Motion produced by degenerated muscles without nerve stimulus.See also: contraction