myokymia

[ mahy-uh-kim-ee-uh ]

noun

, Pathology.

1. twitching of individual segments of a muscle.

Word History and Origins

Origin of myokymia¹

myo- + -kymia, equivalent to Greek kŷm ( a ) something swollen + -ia

Example Sentences

The most common type of eye twitch is a series of muscle contractions called eyelid myokymia, which produces involuntary and intermittent contractions of the eyelid, typically the lower one.

From New York Times

Eyelid myokymia usually goes away on its own without medical intervention, the experts said.

From New York Times

The study defined eye twitches, or chronic myokymia, as “fine, continuous, undulating contractions” across the muscle.

From Washington Post