dystonia
English edit
Etymology edit
From New Latin dystonia, from German Dystonie.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
dystonia (countable and uncountable, plural dystonias)
- (pathology) A disabling neurological disorder in which prolonged and repetitive contractions of muscles cause jerking, twisting movements and abnormal postures of the body.
Synonyms edit
Related terms edit
Translations edit
neurological disorder
References edit
- “dystonia”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
Internationalism (see English dystonia), ultimately from New Latin dystonia.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
dystonia
Declension edit
Inflection of dystonia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | dystonia | dystoniat | ||
genitive | dystonian | dystonioiden dystonioitten | ||
partitive | dystoniaa | dystonioita | ||
illative | dystoniaan | dystonioihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | dystonia | dystoniat | ||
accusative | nom. | dystonia | dystoniat | |
gen. | dystonian | |||
genitive | dystonian | dystonioiden dystonioitten dystoniainrare | ||
partitive | dystoniaa | dystonioita | ||
inessive | dystoniassa | dystonioissa | ||
elative | dystoniasta | dystonioista | ||
illative | dystoniaan | dystonioihin | ||
adessive | dystonialla | dystonioilla | ||
ablative | dystonialta | dystonioilta | ||
allative | dystonialle | dystonioille | ||
essive | dystoniana | dystonioina | ||
translative | dystoniaksi | dystonioiksi | ||
abessive | dystoniatta | dystonioitta | ||
instructive | — | dystonioin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Further reading edit
- “dystonia”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02