Dystonic
[dis-toh-nee-uh] /dɪsˈtoʊ ni ə/
noun, Pathology.
1.
abnormal tone of any tissue.
/dɪsˈtəʊnɪə/
noun
1.
a neurological disorder, caused by disease of the basal ganglia, in which the muscles of the trunk, shoulders, and neck go into spasm, so that the head and limbs are held in unnatural positions
dystonia dys·to·ni·a (dĭs-tō’nē-ə)
n.
Abnormal tonicity of tissue.
dys·ton’ic (-tŏn’ĭk) adj.
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