See Also: congenital paramyotonia(medicine)
Paramyotonia(medicine)
ataxic paramyotonia(medicine)
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dissent(2) (iou) and congenital paramyotonia (medicine)


dissent(2) (iou)



dissent verb intrans. LME.
[Latin dissentire differ in sentiment, formed as DIS- 1 + sentire feel. Cf. French dissentir (15).]
Withhold assent or consent from a proposal etc.; express opposition. (Foll. by from, (now rare) to.) LME.
B. Castle When he talked about freedom to dissent he hadn't meant that we should..organize an anti-Government campaign.
Think differently; have a different opinion, disagree. (Foll. by from, in a subject; from, with a person.) M16.
G. Grote If the public dissent from our views, we say that they ought to concur with us.
spec. Differ in religious doctrine or practice, esp. from a prevailing or established Church. M16.
Be at loggerheads; quarrel. M16-M18.
Differ in meaning, Nature, form, etc., (from). M16-M17.
dissenting ppl adjective (a) that dissents, esp. from the majority view; (b) differing in opinion on religious matters; spec. (Dissenting) Nonconformist: M16.
dissentingly adverb in a manner expressive of dissent E17.
dissentment noun (rare) dissent L17.

congenital paramyotonia (medicine)


congenital paramyotonia
Paramyotonia congenita, a nonprogressive myotonia induced by exposure of muscles to cold; there are episodes of intermittent flaccid paralysis, but no atrophy or hypertrophy of muscles; autosomal dominant inheritance. There is a variant autosomal dominant form in which cold is not a provoking factor.

Synonym: Eulenburg's disease.