Myoclonus vs Tremor - What's the difference?
myoclonus | tremor |
(medicine) The brief, involuntary twitching of a muscle or group of muscles.
A shake, quiver, or vibration.
An earthquake.
To shake or quiver excessively and rapidly or involuntarily; to tremble.
As nouns the difference between myoclonus and tremor
is that myoclonus is the brief, involuntary twitching of a muscle or group of muscles while tremor is a shake, quiver, or vibration.As a verb tremor is
to shake or quiver excessively and rapidly or involuntarily; to tremble.myoclonus
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Noun
(en-noun) (wikipedia myoclonus)Hyponyms
* hiccup * hypnic jerkDerived terms
* myoclonia * myoclonictremor
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Alternative forms
* tremour (obsolete)Noun
(en noun)- She felt a tremor in her stomach before going on stage.
- Did you feel the tremor this morning?
