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clonus
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clo·nus  (klns)
n. pl. clo·nus·es
An abnormality in neuromuscular activity characterized by rapidly alternating muscular contraction and relaxation.
[New Latin, from Greek klonos, turmoil.]
clonic (klnk, klnk) adj.
clo·nici·ty (kl-ns-t, kl-), clonism (klnzm, klnzm) n.
clonus [ˈkləʊnəs]
n
(Medicine / Pathology) a type of convulsion characterized by rapid contraction and relaxation of a muscle
[from New Latin, from Greek klonos turmoil]
clonic  [ˈklɒnɪk] adj
clonicity  [klɒˈnɪsɪtɪ] n
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Noun1.clonus - convulsion characterized by alternating contractions and relaxations
convulsion - violent uncontrollable contractions of muscles
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