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Myotonic dystrophy--the most common adult form of muscular dystrophy--is a chronic, progressive, and inherited neuromuscular condition presenting with multisystemic complications including distal muscle weakness, myotonia, hypersomnolence, early-onset cataracts, cardiac conduction abnormalities, and slurred speech and swallowing problems (Harper, 2001).
2. (of a drink) designed to replace the fluid and salts lost from the body during strenuous exercise. 3. (Chemistry) Also: isosmotic (of two solutions) having the same osmotic pressure, commonly having physiological osmotic pressure. Compare hypertonic, hypotonic. 4. (Classical Music) music of, relating to, or characterized by the equal intervals of the well-tempered scale: isotonic tuning.