thomsen's disease Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a mild, rare, congenital form of myotonia characterized by muscle stiffness
    myotonia congenita.

WordNet

Thom"sen's dis*ease"
Etymology
From Thomsen, a physician of Sleswick.
Definitions
  1. (Med.) An affection apparently congenital, consisting in tonic contraction and stiffness of the voluntary muscles occurring after a period of muscular inaction.

Webster 1913