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myoclonus

/ˌmaɪoʊˈkloʊnəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.68 in modern English

Syllables
my-oclonus
IPA
/ˌmaɪoʊˈkloʊnəs/
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The brief, involuntary twitching of a muscle or group of muscles.

Uncountable

Etymology

From myo- + clonus.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

myocloni (plural) myoclonuses (plural)

Derived Forms

myoclonal myoclonia myoclonic paramyoclonus photomyoclonus

Questions

How do you pronounce myoclonus?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmaɪoʊˈkloʊnəs/.
What does myoclonus mean?
The brief, involuntary twitching of a muscle or group of muscles.
Where does myoclonus come from?
From myo- + clonus.

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