polymyoclonus

polymyoclonus
SYN: myoclonus multiplex.

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poly·my·oc·lo·nus (pol″e-mi-okґlə-nəs) myoclonus in several muscles or groups simultaneously or in rapid succession; it occurs in myoclonic epilepsy and in some types of poisoning.

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