myotonia
noun
myotonia is spelled M-Y-O-T-O-N-I-A: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 37 million words in written English, the 187,122nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, myotonia means “A symptom of several muscular disorders characterized by the slow relaxation of the muscles after voluntary contraction or electrical stimulation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of myotonia is myotonias.
How many letters and syllables are in myotonia?
| Letters | 8: M-Y-O-T-O-N-I-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 37 million words; the 187,122nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is myotonia?
Myotonia appears about once in every 37 million words in written English, the 187,122nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of myotonia
- myotonias plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does myotonia mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A symptom of several muscular disorders characterized by the slow relaxation of the muscles after voluntary contraction or electrical stimulation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does myotonia come from?
From New Latin myotonia, from myo- + -tonia. By surface analysis, myo- + -tonia.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).