myoedema

myoedema
A localized contraction of a degenerating muscle, occurring at the point of a sharp blow, independent of the nerve supply. SYN: idiomuscular contraction, mounding, myoidema. [myo- + G. oidema, swelling]

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myo·ede·ma or Brit myo-oe·de·ma .mī-ō-i-'dē-mə n, pl -mas also -ma·ta -mət-ə the formation of a lump in a muscle when struck a slight blow that occurs in states of exhaustion or in certain diseases

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myo·ede·ma (mi″o-ə-deґmə) [myo- + edema] 1. the rising in a lump by a wasting muscle when struck; called also mounding. 2. edema of a muscle.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • myoedema — n. edema in a muscle, swelling of a muscle (Pathology) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • mounding — SYN: myoedema. * * * mound·ing (moundґing) myoedema (def. 1) …   Medical dictionary

  • contraction — 1. A shortening or increase in tension; denoting the normal function of muscle. 2. A shrinkage or reduction in size. 3. Heart beat, as in premature c..beat. [L. contractus, drawn together] after c …   Medical dictionary

  • myoidema — SYN: myoedema. [myo + G. oidema, swelling] …   Medical dictionary

  • myo-oedema — Brit var of MYOEDEMA …   Medical dictionary

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