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THOMSEN'S DISEASE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Thomsen's disease mean?
• THOMSEN'S DISEASE (noun)
The noun THOMSEN'S DISEASE has 1 sense:
1. a mild, rare, congenital form of myotonia characterized by muscle stiffness
Familiarity information: THOMSEN'S DISEASE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A mild, rare, congenital form of myotonia characterized by muscle stiffness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
myotonia congenita; Thomsen's disease
Hypernyms ("Thomsen's disease" is a kind of...):
myotonia (abnormally long muscular contractions; slow relaxation of a muscle after a contraction)
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