myoclonus epilepsy

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   epilepsy characterized by clonus of muscle groups and progressive mental deterioration and genetic origin

   SynonymsLafora's disease

   Broaderepilepsy

Questions about myoclonus epilepsy

What does myoclonus epilepsy mean?

myoclonus epilepsy means "epilepsy characterized by clonus of muscle groups and progressive mental deterioration and genetic origin".

What is another word for myoclonus epilepsy?

Close synonyms include Lafora's disease. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is myoclonus epilepsy a common word?

myoclonus epilepsy is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.