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idiomuscular contraction(medicine)
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idiomuscular contraction (medicine) and cloam (iou)


idiomuscular contraction (medicine)


idiomuscular contraction -->
myoedema


A localised contraction of a degenerating muscle, occurring at the point of a sharp blow, independent of the nerve supply.

Synonym: idiomuscular contraction, mounding, myoidema.

Origin: myo-+ G. Oidema, swelling


cloam (iou)



cloam noun & adjective. obsolete exc. SW dial.
[Old English clam = Middle Dutch cleem potter's clay, from West Germanic deriv. of Germanic base repr. also by CLAY noun, CLEAM, CLEAVE verb2, CLIMB verb.]
A. noun. Orig. gen., mud, clay. Later spec., earthenware, potter's clay. OE.
b. adjective. Earthenware. OE.