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muscle spasm vs myoclonus

myoclonus vs muscle spasm

muscle spasm and myoclonus both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
muscle spasm Yes No No No
myoclonus Yes No No No
As nouns, myoclonus is a hyponym of muscle spasm; that is, myoclonus is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than muscle spasm:
  • muscle spasm: a painful and involuntary muscular contraction
  • myoclonus: a clonic spasm of a muscle or muscle group
muscle spasm (noun) myoclonus (noun)
a painful and involuntary muscular contraction a clonic spasm of a muscle or muscle group
Difference between muscle spasm and myoclonus

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