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THOMSEN'S DISEASE
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
A mild, rare, congenital form of myotonia characterized by muscle stiffness
Synonyms:
myotonia congenita; Thomsen's disease
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("Thomsen's disease" is a kind of...):
myotonia (abnormally long muscular contractions; slow relaxation of a muscle after a contraction)