| OMD | ocular muscle dystrophy; oculomandibulodyscephaly; organic mental disorder; oromandibular dystonia |
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| TD | tabes dorsalis; tardive dyskinesia; T-cell dependent; temporary disability; terminal device; tetanus... |
| dystonia, oromandibular | Oromandibular dystonia affects the muscles of the jaw, lips, and tongue. The jaw may be pulled either open or shut, and speech and swallowing can be difficult. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| dystonia, segawa's | An important variant of dopa-responsive dystonia (DRD), a condition successfully treated with drugs. Typically, DRD begins in childhood or adolescence with progressive difficulty in walking and, in some cases, spasticity. In Segawa's dystonia, the symptoms fluctuate during the day from relative mobility in the morning to increasingly worse disability in the afternoon and evening as well as after exercise. (12 Dec 1998) |
| dystonia, torsion | A form of dystonia known as early-onset torsion dystonia (also called idiopathic or generalised torsion dystonia) begins in childhood around the age of 12. Symptoms typically start in one part of the body, usually in an arm or leg, and eventually spread to the rest of the body within about 5 years. Early-onset torsion dystonia is not fatal, but it can be severely debilitating. most children with the disorder are unable to perform the simplest of motor tasks and are confined to a wheelchair by the time they reach adulthood. (12 Dec 1998) |
| oromandibular dystonia | Oro- refers to the mouth and mandibular refers to the lower jaw. Oromandibular dystonia affects the muscles of the jaw, lips, and tongue. The jaw may be pulled either open or shut, and speech and swallowing can be difficult. (12 Dec 1998) |
| torsion dystonia | A form of dystonia known as early-onset torsion dystonia (also called idiopathic or generalised torsion dystonia) that begins in childhood around the age of 12. Symptoms typically start in one part of the body, usually in an arm or leg, and eventually spread to the rest of the body within about 5 years. Early-onset torsion dystonia is not fatal, but it can be severely debilitating. most children with the disorder are unable to perform the simplest of motor tasks and are confined to a wheelchair by the time they reach adulthood. (12 Dec 1998) |
| accessory cramp | <neurology> A wry neck, a contracted state of the cervical muscles, producing twisting of the neck and an unnatural position of the head. Origin: L. Tortus = twisted, collum = neck (18 Nov 1997) |
| violinist's cramp | A occupational dystonia affecting the digits of the fingering hand, or sometimes the bowing arm, in violin players. (05 Mar 2000) |
| golfer's cramp | A dystonia that affects the muscles of the hand and sometimes the forearm and only occurs when playing golf. Similar focal dystonias have also been called typist's cramp, pianist's cramp, musician's cramp, and writer's's cramp. Golfer's cramp provides a reason to switch to tennis (and get tennis elbow). (12 Dec 1998) |
| waiter's cramp | An occupational dystonia characterised by spasm of the muscles of the back and dominant arm in persons who wait tables. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pianist's cramp | A dystonia that affects the muscles of the hand and sometimes the forearm and only occurs when playing the piano (or another keyboard instrument such as the harpsichord). Similar focal dystonias have also been called writer's cramp, typist's cramp, musician's cramp, and golfer's cramp. (12 Dec 1998) |
| watchmaker's cramp | An occupational dystonia characterised by spasm of the orbicularis palpebrarum muscle from holding the lens to the eye and spasm of the muscles of the hand from performing the delicate movements of watch repairing. (05 Mar 2000) |
| wordprocessor's cramp | A dystonia that affects the muscles of the hand and sometimes the forearm and only occurs during typing or wordprocessing. Similar focal dystonias have also been called writer's cramp, pianist's cramp, musician's cramp, and golfer's cramp. (12 Dec 1998) |
| musician's cramp | An occupational dystonia, affecting those who play on musical instruments, and named usually according to the instrument played upon. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cramp | 1. A painful muscle spasm caused by prolonged tetanic contraction. 2. A localised muscle spasm related to occupational use, qualified according to the occupation of the sufferer; e.g., seamstress's cramp, writer's cramp. Origin: M.E. Crampe, fr. O. Fr., fr. Germanic (05 Mar 2000) |
| heat cramp | A form of heat illness that results from profuse sweating and loss of body salts (sodium). Heat cramps are manifest by painful spasms of abdominal and skeletal muscles. (27 Sep 1997) |