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Dystonia is an English word. Below you'll find 7 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Dystonia in a sentence

Dystonia meaning

A disabling neurological disorder in which prolonged and repetitive contractions of muscles cause jerking, twisting movements and abnormal postures of the body.

Using Dystonia

  • The main meaning on this page is: A disabling neurological disorder in which prolonged and repetitive contractions of muscles cause jerking, twisting movements and abnormal postures of the body.

Context around Dystonia

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 19.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

associated 1× cervical 1× cranial 1× movements 1× oromandibular 1×

Often after:

writer 1× abnormal 1× appear 1× localized 1×

Sentence patterns with Dystonia

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and cranial dystonia and 20 1× dystonia abnormal muscle 1× have associated dystonia including cervical 1× including cervical dystonia writer s 1× repetitive movements dystonia 1× rigidity and dystonia appear 1× sign of dystonia localized to 1× tongue oromandibular dystonia 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

about half of 1× dystonia abnormal muscle 1× in addition the 1× meige syndrome movement 1× motor functions may 1× the tremor may 1×

Common sentence endings:

and dystonia appear 1× cramps and spasms 1× had associated parkinsonism 1× of the body 1× or more muscles 1× repetitive movements dystonia 1×

Words around Dystonia

Just before it in the word index:

dystocia 6 dysthymic 2 dysthymia 7 dyster 5 dystem 3 dysrhythmias 2

Just after it in the word index:

dystonic 5 dystopia 70 dystopian 224 dystopias 7 dystopic 9 dystrophic 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aad 10 aadhar 10 aaro 10 abels 10 abidin 10 abidine 10

Corpus analysis for Dystonia

  • In this selection, "dystonia" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 19.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, associated, cervical, cranial, writer, abnormal and appear stand out and add context to how "dystonia" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and cranial dystonia and 20 and dystonia abnormal muscle. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "dystonia" sits close to words such as aad, aadhar and aaro, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with dystonia

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Dystonia abnormal muscle tone of one or more muscles. (9 words)

Motor functions may slow as rigidity and dystonia appear. (9 words)

The tremor may be the initial sign of dystonia localized to a particular part of the body. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

Though Emelia is making progress at school, the family are hoping to raise money for possible stem cell treatment in Europe to treat her dystonia – a secondary condition that causes uncontrolled muscle cramps and spasms. (35 words)

About half of patients have associated dystonia, including cervical dystonia, writer's cramp, spasmodic dysphonia, and cranial dystonia, and 20% of the patients had associated parkinsonism. (26 words)

Meige syndrome movement disorder that can involve excessive eye blinking (blepharospasm) with involuntary movements of the jaw muscles, lips, and tongue (oromandibular dystonia). (23 words)

Example sentences (7)

About half of patients have associated dystonia, including cervical dystonia, writer's cramp, spasmodic dysphonia, and cranial dystonia, and 20% of the patients had associated parkinsonism.

Though Emelia is making progress at school, the family are hoping to raise money for possible stem cell treatment in Europe to treat her dystonia – a secondary condition that causes uncontrolled muscle cramps and spasms.

Dystonia abnormal muscle tone of one or more muscles.

In addition, the person's affected limbs may be rigid or have muscle contractions causing strange repetitive movements ( dystonia ).

Meige syndrome movement disorder that can involve excessive eye blinking (blepharospasm) with involuntary movements of the jaw muscles, lips, and tongue (oromandibular dystonia).

Motor functions may slow as rigidity and dystonia appear.

The tremor may be the initial sign of dystonia localized to a particular part of the body.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "dystonia" in a sentence?
An example: "About half of patients have associated dystonia, including cervical dystonia, writer's cramp, spasmodic dysphonia, and cranial dystonia, and 20% of the patients had associated parkinsonism." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "dystonia" from authentic English texts.
What does "dystonia" mean?
Dystonia means: A disabling neurological disorder in which prolonged and repetitive contractions of muscles cause jerking, twisting movements and abnormal postures of the body.
How many example sentences with "dystonia" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 7 example sentences with "dystonia", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.