Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

myoclonic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.72 in modern English

Syllables: my-oclonic
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to myoclonus; consisting of or characterized by sudden jerking motions.

Example Sentences

"1891, James Hendrie Lloyd, “Report of Two Cases of Rare Myoclonic Disorder”, paper to be read at the Seventh Annual Meeting of the American Neurological Association, 1891 September 22-24, listed in George F. Shrady (editor), Medical Record volume 40, William Wood & Company, number 1, 1891 July 4."
"Propofol has been implicated in epileptogenesis, with myoclonic activity and opisthotonos during clinical use, prompting a warning from the United Kingdom Committee on the safety of medicine."

Derived Forms

antimyoclonic

Phrases

severe myoclonic epilepsy of infancy

Questions

What does myoclonic mean?: Of or pertaining to myoclonus; consisting of or characterized by sudden jerking motions.

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