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dystonia

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /dɪˈstəʊnɪə/

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noun

Meaning 1

A disabling neurological disorder in which prolonged and repetitive contractions of muscles cause jerking, twisting movements and abnormal postures of the body.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin dystonia, from German Dystonie. By surface analysis, dys- + -tonia.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: դիստոնիա (distonia) — neurological disorder
  • Armenian: լարման խանգարում (larman xangarum) — neurological disorder
  • Finnish: dystonia — neurological disorder
  • German: Dystonie — neurological disorder
  • Greek: δυστονία (dystonía) — neurological disorder
  • Russian: дистони́я (distoníja) — neurological disorder
  • Spanish: distonía — neurological disorder