dystonia Syllabification: (dys·to·ni·a)Pronunciation: /disˈtōnēə/Definition of dystonia noun Medicine a state of abnormal muscle tone resulting in muscular spasm and abnormal posture, typically due to neurological disease or a side effect of drug therapy. Derivatives dystonicPronunciation: /-ˈtänik/ adjective dystonia in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of dystonia in the British & World English dictionary